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By CRAIG REED For the Capital Press The Oregon Forage and Grasslands Council and the Oregon Hay and Forage As- sociation are combining their outreach efforts and will co- host the Fall Forage Festival. The two-day event, sched- uled for Nov. 16-17 in Corval- lis, Ore., is a first. Previously, the two groups held separate annual events. “This is part of our out- reach responsibility,” said Jerome Magnuson, a member of OFGC and the chair of the festival’s organizing commit- tee. “The festival is open to anybody who is interested in the producing side of forages or the feeding side. We want to help educate those people and to help promote the for- age industry.” Greg Mohnen, president of OHFA, said he hopes the event will encourage more western Oregon forage growers to join the association that traditional- ly has had just central and east- ern Oregon members. Mylen Bohle/O The Oregon Forage and Grasslands Council and the Oregon Hay and Forage Association will co-host the Fall Forage Festival, a tw day event scheduled for Nov. 16-17 in Corvallis, Ore. “There’s always some- thing to learn and by moving the event around we hope we can reach more people and provide them with more in- formation,” said Mohnen who manages the McGinnis Ranch near Bend, Ore. The Friday, Nov. 16 sched- ule will begin with registra- tion at 8:30 a.m. in Guerber Hall at the Benton County Fairgrounds. There will be a $30 fee which will include lunch. Several speakers will fo low between 9 a.m. and p.m. Presentations will about nutrient value of hay hay storage and its impact quality, matching hay to liv stock, coping with drough current research and resourc in the Pacific Northwest. Presenters will inclu Glenn Shewmaker, a Unive sity of Idaho Extension fora specialist; Steve Norberg, Washington State Universi Extension forage speciali Calendar To submit an event go to the Community Events calendar on the home page of our website at www. capitalpress.com and click on “Submit an Event.” Calendar items can also be mailed to Capital Press, 1400 Broadway St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 or emailed to newsroom@capitalpress.com. Include “Calendar” in the subject line. Community College, Spokane, Wash. More than 40 classes will be offered for small-scale farmers. The Wash- ington State Conservation Commis- sion’s Office of Farmland Preserva- tion is a title sponsor for the event. Website: https://bit.ly/2eVxY63 Through Saturday Oct. 27 Meridian FFA Scholarship Auc- tion. 5:30-9 p.m. Meridian High School Career Technical Center, 1900 W Pine Ave., Meridian, Ida- ho. Join the Meridian FFA Alumni in raising money for Meridian FFA Chapter members in the West Ada School District to attend FFA trips and seniors to afford college. En- joy a dinner, raffles, silent auction and live auction for a great cause. All auction proceeds directly bene- fit students of Meridian, Mountain View, Eagle, Centennial, and Rocky Mountain High Schools. To donate an item to the auction, please deliv- er it to the event location by 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. 91st National FFA Convention and Expo. Indianapolis, Ind. This is the culmination of the year’s work for FFA members from around the na- tion. Website: https://convention.ffa. org/schedule/ Thursday, Nov. 1 Columbia Basin Development League Annual Meeting, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ATEC, 7611 Bolling St. NE, Mo- ses Lake, Wash. The agenda includes panel discussions from managers of the irrigation districts within the Co- lumbia Basin Project, a presentation on the Columbia River Treaty, infra- structure power needs and an update on the Odessa groundwater replace- ment program. https://bit.ly/2AfYkvO Friday-Saturday Nov. 2-3 Farm & Food Expo. Spokane Monday, Nov. 5 Monday-Wednesday Nov. 5-7 2018 Advances in Walnut Pro- duction Short Course. Activities and Recreation Center Ballroom, University of California-Davis. This course is designed for new and experienced growers as well other industry members interest in commercial walnut productio Website: http://ucanr.edu/site walnutshortcourse/ Tuesday, Nov. 6 Water Rights Boot Camp. a.m.-3:30 p.m. Keizer Commun Center, 930 Chemawa Road N Keizer, Ore. This seminar will addre water rights, title issues, transfers a other related issues. Sponsored the Marion Soil and Water Cons vation District. Cost: $25 Webs https;//www.marionswcd.net/ Wednesday-Thursday Nov. 7-8 Dairy West Annual Meeting. B se Centre, Ninth and Front stree Boise, Idaho. Guest speakers Nov include former U.S. Agriculture Sec tary Tom Vilsack, now president a CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Coun and a Feeding America board me ber; Sara Dorland, managing partn at Ceres Dairy Risk Manageme and Alison Van Eenenaam, Univers of California-Davis animal biotec nology and genomics research A public showing of the film “Fo Evolution” is slated at 7 p.m. Webs https://dairywest.com/
