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JANUARY 15-16 2020
THREE RIVERS CONVENTION CENTER
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2020
Registration Desk Opens at 7:30am
MORNING
8:30am
Establishment Needs for Spring Planted Alfalfa
9:00am
How to put Timothy up in 3 Days and Alfalfa
KENNEWICK, WA
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Lesley Kelly
High Heels & Canola Fields
Dan Putnam, UC-Davis, CA
Lesley is the head
and heart behind
in 4 ½ Days
Dr. Steve Fransen, WSU Prosser
the popular High
Phosphorus and Potassium:
Heels & Canola Fields
How Low Can You Go in Alfalfa
blog where she
Dr. Steve Norberg, WSU Extension
dispels myths about
10:00am
Trade Show Break
agriculture and brings
10:30am
An Emerging Alfalfa Root Problem:
9:30am
Clover Root Curculio Biology and Control
Steven Price, Utah State University Extension, Price, UT
11:00am
11:30am
Noon
Soil pH: Mitigation and Maintenance
consumers and farmers together. Lesley’s
goal in being involved in agriculture
beyond the farm is to build community
Jason A. Imes, Columbia River Carbonates
and bring people together, create
Managing Weeds in Seedling and Established
conversation, collaborate and identify
Alfalfa Stands
solutions that help both the industry and
Earl Creech, Utah State University, Logan, UT
consumers.
Keynote Luncheon
Lesley Kelly
Lesley has been a leader in advocating
AFTERNOON
for mental health. She’s been a part of
1:30pm
Importance of Forage Testing: Linkage of Forage
the Canadian Bell Let’sTalk campaign
2:00pm
Quality to Markets and Profitability
and co-founded the Do More Agriculture
Dan Putnam, UC-Davis, CA
Foundation whose mission is to break
How to Choose a High Quality Laboratory &
barriers and support all producers in
Common Abuses of Forage Quality Testing
taking care of their mental well-being.
THANK YOU!
GOLD SPONSERS
Glenn Shewmaker, University of Idaho, Kimberly, ID
2:30pm
What Potential is Available for Higher Quality Alfalfa
Dr. Steve Norberg, Washington State University, Pasco, WA;
Sen Lin, WSU-Prosser
3:00pm
Trade Show Break
3:30pm
2019 WSHGA/WSU Variety Trials
4:00pm
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2020
Dr. Steve Norberg, WSU Extension
Breaking Barriers in Agriculture:
Utilizing Pre-Emergence Herbicides for Control of
Can you imagine having one conversation that
can save someone’s life?
Annual Grassy Weeds in Timothy Hay Production
Bruce Palmer, The McGregor Company
4:30pm - 6:00 p.m
Trade Show Reception
After sharing a live video last summer
of her and her husband’s mental health
stories that created a conversation within
and outside agriculture and around the
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2020
world, Lesley will speak to what sparked
them to create the video and co-found
Registration Desk Opens at 8:00am
the Do More Agriculture Foundation. She
8:30am
Welcome, Business Meeting and Social Media
will share her and her husband’s journey
8:45am
Status of Western Hay Markets
together on mental wellness, how it’s
Josh Callen, The Hoyt Report
helped them, their team and farm, and the
9:15am
Research Review on Improving End Use Quality
and Tonnage in Timothy Hay
Cat Salois, The McGregor Company
9:45am
10:45am
Trade Show Break
power behind how one conversation can
WSHGA MEMBERSHIP & REGISTRATION
break barriers, change a culture and help
save a life.
Fuel Update
Grower Individual Registration and
Membership .......................................... $140
Tina Hampton, Christensen
11:15am
How the Terminal Works
The Northwest Seaport Alliance
11:45am
Keynote Luncheon
1:15pm
Hay Markets
Jon Paul Driver, NWFCS
1:45pm
MSC/Shipping Lines
2:15pm
Emerging Markets: Where It’s Heading
Feed Trials in India
John Sczepanski, USFEC
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2020
How to Be Heard:
Creating Change in an Online World
Conference Adjournment
Farm Registration and Membership (up to 5
people) ................................................. $350
Lesley will share about their 7000 grain
farm and the things they have done on
the farm to help in it’s growth and success
(with public trust being one of our pillars)
and the things done and learned about
3:15pm
Associate Registration and Membership .....$165
public trust and establishing connection
Non-Member Registration .................... $125
On Site Registration Add $25 per person
Pre-Registration Deadline is
January 10th
with those outside of the ag industry.
509.585.5460 • WWW.WA-HAY.ORG
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