January 1, 2016 CapitalPress.com 7 Washington Hay Growers Association Newsletter - Furnished by WSHGA Staff N O RT H W E S T Jan. 20-21, 2016 Kennewick, WA Three Rivers Convention Center HAY EXPO Morning – Risk Management Morning Registration Desk opens at 7:30 am Sponsored by Valmont Northwest, Inc. Registration Desk opens at 7:30 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am Balancing Growth and Cost Efficiencies Ben Sappington, Moss Adams Creating a Family Farm Legacy through Transition Planning Corey Brock, Brock Law Firm The Hay is Moving Slow – Banking and Tax Issues For Today’s Hay Growers Todd King, Leffel Otis Warwick PS 10:00 am Trade Show Break 10:30 am Land as Your Legacy Robert Forster & Pat Day, Forster Financial & Nationwide Financial 11:00 am Forage Risk Management, New Options and Strategies Shannon Neibergs, WSU Extension 11:30 am Alex Greenstein, Beekeeping Services Noon Keynote Luncheon Lyndy Phillips – “Agspiration” Registration Desk opens at 7:00 am 8:30 am Update on RR Gene Flow Research Sandya Kesoju, WSU 9:00 am Testing for AP Dan Putnam, UC-Davis Extension 9:30 am Clover Root Curculio and Alfalfa Stem Nematode Ricardo Ramirez, Utah State University 10:00 am Herbicides for Late Season Broadleaf Control in Alfalfa Earl Creech, Utah State University 10:30 am Trade Show Break 11:00 am 2015 WSHGA/WSU Variety Trials Steve Norberg, WSU Extension 11:30 am Light-Temperature-Water (Drought) Impacts on Alfalfa Hay Quality and Production: What Can We Do? Steve Fransen, WSU Prosser Noon Afternoon 8:00 am Breakfast – John Wolfe, Northwest Seaport Alliance Sponsored by Eckenberg Farms 9:00 am Welcome and Business Meeting 9:05 am Washington Farm Bureau – Upcoming Issues 9:35 am Trade Show Break 10:30 am The Oil Market - Abnormally Normal Tina Hampton, R.E. Powell Distributing 11:00 am Worker Protection Standard: Its Intent and Requirements Including Employer Responsibilities Tom Hoffman, WSDA Noon Keynote Luncheon Manny Scott – An original Freedom Writer 1:30 pm Keynote Lunch Lyndy Phillips – “Agspiration” Canadian Forage Update Ed Shaw 2:00 pm Axiom Use in Timothy for Grass Control Joan Campbell, University of Idaho How To Hedge Foreign Exposure For Your Export Sales Debbie Gelbach, Banner Bank, International Banking Manager 2:30 pm TPP Agreement 3:15 pm Conference Adjournment Afternoon 1:30 pm Washington Sales Tax Steve Jensen, CliftonLarsenAllen 2:00 pm Fall Dormancy and Winter Hardiness Scoring Suresh Bhamidimarri, Pioneer 2:00 pm 2:30 pm Hi-Gest® Low Lignin Alfalfa Technology, First Year Update Don Miller, Alforex Seeds Soybeans for Hay Steve Norberg, WSU Extension 2:30 pm Trade Show Break 3:00 pm Trade Show Break 3:00 pm Major Alfalfa Diseases in the PNW Tim Woodward, Columbia Basin College 3:30 pm Understanding Your Forages: Myths, Misconceptions and Trends Ag Health Labs, Lynn Van Wieringen or Dr. Fred Muller 3:30 pm In-Season Nitrogen Fertilization in Timothy Steve Norberg, WSU Extension 4:00 pm App for Farming Aaron Esser, WSU Extension 4:00 pm Cover/Companion Crops in Forages Andy McGuire, WSU 1:30 pm 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Trade Show Reception Sponsored by No. 9 Hay Register online at www.wa-hay.org Ink International 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Trade Show Reception Sponsored by No. 9 Hay Lyndy Phillips, Agspiration Having been born into a farming family and raised on the farm, Lyndy Phillips knows first hand what agriculture families and communities deal with on a day-to-day basis. Whether it’s the stress of having enough money to last until harvest, the disappointment of markets, or praying for rain, Lyndy has experienced first-hand the ups and downs of farm life. Three Important Ingredients for Farming – With all the humor and fun, Lyndy reminds farmers and their families how to Lunch sponsored by survive with three very important ingredients: Faith, Family, Friends. With these ingredients, families can survive the ups and downs of farming while never losing what’s most important in life. THANK YOU! Manny Scott Our speaker is an original Freedom Writer whose story is told in part in the 2007 hit movie, Freedom Writers, starring two-time Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank and Grey’s Anatomy’s Patrick Dempsey. By age 16, his story was almost over: his father was incarcerated, he dropped out of school at age 14, lived in 26 places by age 16, and his best friend was brutally murdered. But he turned the page and began writing new, more fulfilling chapters in his life – chapters filled with healing, hope, Lunch sponsored by perseverance and possibility. www.mannyscott.com Membership & Conference Registration PLATINUM SPONSOR GOLD SPONSORS SILVER SPONSORS BRONZE SPONSORS ADVERTISEMENT SPONSOR SUPPORTER SPONSORS Agrex, Inc. | BASF Corporation | Key Bank | Leffel, Otis and Warwick Northwest Seaport Alliance | Port of Pasco | Sloan-Leavitt Ins. Inc. Valmont Northwest, Inc. The Washington State Hay Growers Association is a non-profit trade association. We are Committed to: Developing Working Partnerships; Enhancing Communications between - Policy Makers, Consumers, Growers, Industry; Research, Education And Promotion. Mail to: WSHGA 100 N. Fruitland, Suite B Kennewick, WA 99336 Phone: 509-585-5460 Fax: 509-585-2671 www.wa-hay.org 1-1/#13