2018 IHFA Conference

Jointly sponsored by University of Idaho Extension and Idaho Hay and Forage Association

Schedule

THURSDAY, March 1st

7:00am      Registration Open

OPENING SESSION
8:15am        Welcome
8:20am        LISA, MESA, and LEPA Versus Conventional Sprinkler Systems
                     Howard Neibling, University of Idaho
8:50am        Hay Storage Losses and Costs
                     Glenn Shewmaker, University of Idaho
9:20am        Vendor Minute
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10:00am      Break & Exhibits

TECHNOLOGY
10:30am      Low-Lignin Alfalfas: Where is the Data?
                     Amanda Grev, University of Minnesota
11:00am      Low-Lignin Alfalfas: Hay Producer Experience
                     Jim Blanksma, Elmore County Producer

11:30am     Lunch & Visit Vendors
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                     Idaho Hay & Forage Association Annual Meeting
                     Will Ricks, President IHFA
                     Legislative & Regulatory Issues
                     Rick Waitley, Executive Director IHFA
                     National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance (NAFA)
                     Beth Nelson, NAFA

FORAGE ECONOMICS & OUTLOOK   //  Jason Thomas, Moderator
1:00pm        Current Dairy Climate in Idaho
                     Rick Naerebout, CEO, Idaho Dairymen’s Association
​1:30pm        Agriculture Outlook
                     Doug Robison, Northwest Farm Credit Services
2:15pm        Idaho Forage Outlook
                     Reed Findlay, University of Idaho
2:30pm        Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (CAFE)
                     Michael Parrella, Dean, U of I CALS

3:00pm        Break & Exhibits

TECHNOLOGY
3:30pm        Drones: Real World Application
                     Taylor Grant, Director of Technology, Grant 4-D Farms
4:00pm        Alfalfa Breeding & Agronomy: What is the Future?
                     Charlie Brummer, UC Davis
4:30pm        Our Future Depends on Forage Agriculture
                     ​Peter Ballerstedt, BARUSA

FRIDAY, March 2nd

7:30am        Registration Open and Visit Exhibits

MORNING SESSION   //  Joel Packham, Moderator
8:00am        Alfalfa Yield Gap: How Big is It?
                     Michael Russelle, University of Minnesota
8:30am        Alfalfa Yield Gap: What is Holding Us Back?
                     Glenn Shewmaker, University of Idaho

PEST MANAGEMENT
9:00am        Avoiding Residual Herbicide Issues
                     Brad Gamett, University of Idaho
9:30am        Integrated Pest Management to Maintain Beneficial Insects in Forage Crops
                     Brad Stokes, University of Idaho

10:00am      Break & Exhibits

PEST MANAGEMENT
10:30am      New Herbicides for Winter Annual Weed Control in Alfalfa
                     Earl Creech, Utah State University
11:00am      Managing Annual Grasses in Grass Hay & Pasture
                     Tim Prather, University of Idaho
12:00pm      Idaho Forage Trends & Survey
                     ​Glenn Shewmaker, University of Idaho
Best Western Plus Burley Inn & Convention Center
​800 N Overland Avenue  /  Burley, ID 83318
​CALL FOR IHFA ROOM RATE! (208) 678-3501
THANK YOU TO OUR 2018
​EXHIBITORS + SPONSORS
3D Hay and Sales
A Plus Services
Agri-Service
AgriSource Inc.
AgWest Services, LLC
Alforex Seeds
Animal Health International
Berry Machinery / Mil-Stak
Bridon Cordage
Continental Western Corporation
Cool Planet
Cordex North America, Inc.
Dave Reynolds' Farms
Ghost Hollow
Greenway Seeds
Harv Xtra Alfalfa
Harvest Tec
Hay & Forage Grower
Idaho AgCredit
Idaho Soil & Water Cons. Commm.
Innovative Forage Solutions
International Stock Food
ITC Services Inc.
Joyce Capital, Inc.
KeyAg Distributors
Land View Inc.
Legacy Seeds Inc.
​Lincoln Financial Advisors
Magaw Industries, Inc.
Magic Valley Compost
Monsanto - DeKalb
Necternal
Northwest Ag Equipment
Northwest Farm Credit Services
Northwest Labs
Pacific Intermountain Mortgage
PivoTrac Monitoring
Powerlift Hydraulic Doors
Progressive Forage
Sage Hill Northwest Inc.
Schows Truck & Equipment
Scott M Priest Hay & Trucking
Simplot Grower Solutions
Solutions 4 Earth
Staheli West, Inc.
Standlee Hay Company
Stotz Equipment - John Deere
Stotz Equipment - John Deere
Ward Rugh
Western Ag Enterprise, Inc.
Whitby Ag Enterprises​