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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.
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