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CapitalPress.com December 29, 2017 The Northwest Hay Expo is the premier alfalfa and forage event in the Pacific Northwest. Come join us for breakout sessions about alfalfa, timothy, market trends, current issues in the industry and more. 509.585.5460 www.wa-hay.org Jan. 17-18, 2018 Wed., January 17th, 2018 Wed., January 17th, 2018 Session A: Room E/F Session B: Room G/H Registration Desk opens at 7:30 am Registration Desk opens at 7:30 am 8:30 am Welcome and Business Meeting 8:35 am Don’t Stop Planning your Legacy/ Transition – How to keep Moving Forward Corey Brock, Brock Law Firm 9:00 am Making sense of the Current Tax Law Transition Todd King, Leffel Otis Warwick PS Tilled and Non-tilled Lime Rate Effect on Irrigated Soil pH and Grass Hay Yield Mylen Bohle, OSU Extension Emergence of Middle Eastern Demand for Forage Crops Alan Hallman, Agricultural Attaché, Embassy of the United States of America, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (via Skype) 9:35 am Trade Show Break 9:30 am The Art and Science Behind Feeding Horses Alfalfa Emily Glunk, MSU Forage Specialist 10:00 am Trade Show Break 10:30 am Paid Sick Leave Law Tuyen Manikhoth, Department of Labor & Industries 11:10 am Worker Protection Standards WSDA 2:00 pm Registration Desk opens at 8:00 am The Growing Demand for Low Carb Horse Hay Natalie Shaw, WSU Graduate Student 9:00 am 1:30 pm Thurs., January 18th, 2018 Morning Workplace Safety – Doing the Right Thing Jeff Lutz, WSFB Noon Kennewick, WA 8:30 am Morning 8:30 am 9:30 am Three Rivers Convention Center 10:00 am New Herbicides for Winter Annual Weed Control in Alfalfa Earl Creech, USU Cropping Systems Specialist 11:00 am Managing a More Profitable Operation Mollie Hoss, Ag Communications Specialist, FarmLogs 10:30 am Trade Show Break 11:45 am Social Media in Hay Production Digital Efforts of the Association (in luncheon room) Afternoon 11:00 am 2017 Results from WSHGA and WSU Variety Trials Dr. Steve Norberg, WSU Extension Organic Alfalfa Fertility Trials in Oregon Mylen Bohle, OSU Extension 11:30 am NAFA Update Drex Gauntt, NAFA Board Member Boron Fertilization under Irrigation and Dryland Dr. Emily Glunk, MSU Forage Specialist Noon Keynote Luncheon: Jerry Carroll 2:30 pm Roundup Herbicide Injury on RR Alfalfa Dr. Earl Creech, USU Extension, Cropping Systems Specialist 3:00 pm Trade Show Break 3:30 pm Comparing Hi-Gest Alfalfa to other Alfalfa Dr. Steve Norberg, WSU Extension 4:00 pm Implementing Advances in Center Pivot Irrigation on my Farm Drex Gauntt, Producer/NAFA Board Member 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Trade Show Reception THANK YOU! 10:30 am Fuel Update Tina Hampton, RE Powell Keynote Luncheon: Madi Clark, Washington Policy Center 1:30 pm Got Alfalfa...for Dairy Rations? Deb Wilks, EPL Feed LLC 2:00 pm USFEC Update John Sczepanski, US Forage Export Council 2:30 pm Export Panel 3:00 pm Conference Adjournment Keynote Luncheon: Jerry Carroll Afternoon 1:30 pm Noon The Influence of the Number of Cuts on Yield and Quality of Alfalfa Dr. Tim Woodward, Dean of Agriculture, Columbia Basin College 2:00 pm No-Tilling Alfalfa into Timothy Rick Nielson, Producer, Columbia View Farms 2:30 pm Trade Show Break 3:00 pm Innovation in Center Pivot Irrigation with Hay Crops Troy Peters, WSU Irrigation Specialist 3:30 pm What Can Be Done to Decrease Nitrates in Alfalfa Dr. Steve Fransen, WSU Extension, Forage Specialist 4:00 pm Aerial Applications Nick Bunger, Airtrac 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Trade Show Reception PLATINUM SPONSOR Wednesday Keynote Luncheon JERRY CARROLL, Dirt in my DNA GOLD SPONSORS SILVER SPONSORS Relateable stories of farming and farm life tailored for agricultural events. You’ll enjoy tales of feeding hogs, raising crops, and keeping the farm equipment together with duct tape, bailing wire, Lunch sponsored by and WD-40. Hear how Jerry’s wife hooked a Red Angus while pond fishing, and how he barely survived a farm safety mishap that ripped his bib overalls clean off! www.thejerrycarroll.com Thursday Keynote Luncheon MADILYNNE CLARK, Washington Policy Center BRONZE SPONSORS Madilynne Clark is the Agriculture Policy Research Director for Washington Policy Center. The Agriculture Initiative at WPC was announced in May 2016 and Madi has been leading the new effort. Lunch sponsored by Madilynne holds a Master’s Degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics from Colorado State University as well as a B.S. in Environmental Economics, Policy and Management from Oregon State University. ADVERTISEMENT SPONSOR SUPPORTER SPONSORS Agrex, Inc. | Key Bank | Leffel, Otis and Warwick ITC Services | Two Rivers Terminal Register online at WA-HAY.org 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. 52-4/HOU 8
