2020 IHFA Conference

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

CONFERENCE FEE:
$75 (FULL CONFERENCE - IHFA MEMBER)
$125 (FULL CONFERENCE - NON-MEMBER)
$50  (SINGLE SEMINAR)

2020 SCHEDULE (DRAFT AS OF DECEMBER 2019)
7:00am
8:15am



8:20am

9:00am


​9:30am
10:00am


​10:30am

11:00am


11:30am






1:00pm
1:30pm

2:00pm

2:30pm


3:00pm


3:30pm

​4:00pm

4:30pm

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​5:30pm​
Registration Open
Welcome
Will Ricks, President, IHFA

Forage Economics & Outlook - Moderator: Joel Packham
Agriculture Outlook
Doug Robison, Northwest Farm Credit Services
Status of Western Hay and Forage Markets
Josh Callen, Hoyt Report

​Vendor Minute
Break & Exhibits

Pest Management - Moderator: Jason Thomas
​Strategies to Minimize Herbicide Resistant Weeds
Earl Creech, Utah State University
Glyphosate Usage - Fake News?
Rhonda Hirnyck, University of Idaho

Lunch & Visit Vendors
IHFA Annual Meeting
Will Ricks, President, IHFA
Legislative & Regulatory Issues
Rick Waitley, Executive Director, IHFA

Afternoon Session A - Moderator: Grant Loomis, Blaine County Extension
Presentation TBA
Comparing Center Pivots, Linear, Wheel Lines
Howard Neibling, University of Idaho
Soil Moisture Monitoring - What Goes on Below the Ground?
Matt Yost, Utah State University
Representing the Value of Energy, Protein, and Fiber in Feedstuffs
Bill Weiss, Ohio State University

Break & Exhibits

Afternoon Session B - Moderator: Steve Hines
Simulated Grazing of Cereal Forages
Carmen Willmore, University of Idaho CALS
How to Choose a High Quality Lab & Common Abuses of Forage
Glenn Shewmaker, University of Idaho
Hemp Crop: Boom or Bust
Patrick Hatzenhuehler, ​University of Idaho

​Adjourn
THANK YOU TO LAST YEAR'S
​EXHIBITORS + SPONSORS
EXHIBITORS:
​3D Hay & Sales LLC
Agricultural Buildings
AgriSource, Inc.
AgWest Services
Animal Health International
Bales Unlimited
Berry Machinery
Commercial Tire
Cordex Agri
Dave Reynolds' Farms
Farmers Business Network
GHC Labs
Greenway Seeds
Harvest Tec
Hay & Forage Grower
Helena Agri Enterprises
Idaho Soil & Water Conservation Commission
International Stock Food
ITC Services Inc.
KeyAg Distributors
Land View Inc
Legacy Seeds
Liphatech Inc.
Magic Valley Compost & Hydraulics
Magic Valley Equipment
Northwest Ag Equipment
Northwest Farm Credit Services
Open Advisors
PhiBer Manufacturing
Powerlift Hydraulic Doors
Progressive Forage
Scales NW LLC
Schows Truck & Equipment
Staheli West, Inc.
Standlee Hay Company
Stotz Equipment
T-L Irrigation
Western Ag Enterprises
Tigerco Distributing Company
SPONSORS:
AgriSource, Inc.
Bayer Crop Science - Dekalb
Commercial Tire
Magic Valley Equipment
Northwest Farm Credit Services
Open Advisors
Scott M Priest Hay & Trucking
Staheli West, Inc.
Standlee Hay Company
Ward Rugh, Inc.
Western Ag Enterprises​