FORAGE EXTENSION WORK GROUP
May 31, 2007
8:00 a.m.
Forages On The World Wide Web, Garry Lacefield, Extension Forage
Specialist, University of Kentucky
8:20 a.m.
Bermudagrass Fertilization Strategies, Gary Bates, Extension Forage
Specialist, University of Tennessee
8:35 a.m.
Southeast Hay Contest And Forage Analysis Trends, John Andrae,
Extension Forage Specialist, Clemson University
8:50 a.m.
Extension Programs Involving Growing Forage Crops For Wildlife, Marion
Barnes, Multi-County Agent, Hampton, South Carolina
9:10: a.m.
Conducting Applied Research With County Agents, Yoana Newman
Extension Forage Specialist, University of Florida
9:30 a.m.
Is There A Future For Forage Extension? Carl Hoveland, Professor
Emeritus, University of Georgia
10:00 a.m. Adjourn
FORAGE BREEDERS WORK GROUP
May 31, 2007
8:00 a.m.
Developing legumes for use in forage and biomass production systems.
Brad Venuto, USDA-ARS, El Reno, OK
8:30 a.m.
Lessons learned in 32 years of forage breeding in Florida. Ken
Quesenberry, University of Florida
9:00 a.m.
Filling the Niche: Looking at Alternative Uses and Species of Forage Crops.
Andrea Maas, USDA-ARS, Experiment, GA
9:30 a.m.
Forage legume breeding in Texas. Gerald R. Smith, Texas A&M University
9:55 a.m.
Business Meeting
10:00 a.m. Adjourn
FORAGE ECOLOGY/PHYSIOLOGY WORK GROUP
May 31, 2007
10:15 a.m.
Current Assessment of Dedicated Bioenergy Feedstock Crops for
Southeastern United States. Bill Anderson, USDA-ARS, Tifton, GA
11:00 a.m.
Application of plant genomics to enhance ethanol production from biomass
crops. Wilfred Vermerris, University of Florida
11:45 a.m.
Business Meeting
12:00 noon Adjourn
FORAGE UTILIZATION WORK GROUP
May 31, 2007
10:15 a.m.
M. L. Looper - Overview of fescue use in the Southeast; stockpiled fescue,
novel fescue, etc. Mike Looper, USDA-ARS, Booneville, AR
10:45 a.m.
G. E. Aiken - Recovery from toxic fescue. G. E. Aiken, USDA-ARS,
Lexington, KY
11:15 a.m.
C. F. Rosenkrans, Jr. - Genetic/physiological markers to select for fescuetolerant cattle. C. F. Rosenkrans, University of Arkansas
11:45 a.m.
Business Meeting
12:00 noon Adjourn