DAVIS, Ill.--Demonstrations, equipment, and education will be the features of the July 30, 2025, Illinois Forage Expo. The event will be co-hosted by the Don Brown Farm and the Eric Stiegler Farm and held at Eric Stiegler’s Farm, 9776 Il Route 75 E, Davis, Il, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
New equipment from various manufacturers will be on display and/or demonstrated during the daylong event. Factory representatives and local dealers will be on hand to answer questions about the equipment. Field demonstration of hay equipment will include mowing, tedding, raking, baling, silage chopping, and bale wrapping. Commercial displays of forage-related products and equipment will be found in the vendor’s tent.
Educational presentations will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Also, a Quality Hay & Haylage Contest will be available for producers to enter 2025 harvested hay and haylage bales. Entries in the Quality Hay & Haylage Contest must be delivered on site from 8:30 am to 10:00 am. There is no entry fee and NIRS analysis will be provided free of charge. Bales weighing over 100 pounds need an official scale weigh ticket. Four hay classes and one haylage class will be available and class winners will receive a certificate. Producers are limited to one entry per class.
There is no admission charge for the expo; food will be available for purchase on site.
For additional information concerning the Illinois Forage Expo call Don Brown at (815) 238-8372.
The Illinois Forage Expo is sponsored by the Northwestern Illinois Forage and Grasslands Council and the Illinois Forage and Grassland Council. The expo is supported by University of Illinois Extension and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 700 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.