Forage Expo to draw 1000 to 2000 visitors at Dixon Springs
Illinois Forage and Grassland Expo set for June 29 at Dixon Springs Agricultural Center will attract 1000 to 2000 visitors. Robert Frank says tours will visit eight stops from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with talks by specialists and opportunities to consult after the tour.
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O. R. Walley
Illinois Forage and Grassland
Midwest
Dixon Springs Agricultural Center
Robert Frank
Jackson County Farm
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Illinois Forage and Grassland Council
University of Illinois Extension Service
Dixon Springs Center
The
Soil Conservation Service
Farm Life Tour Highlights Beef Cattle Pastures and Forage Topics
Speakers include Ron Parker and Ken Hendrix with university extensions, Frank Hinds and Dick Brown from soil and plant material services, with Art Spanner Gary Lacefield B J Hawkins and Vic Lechtenberg among others. Eight tours cover beef cow and calf pastures warm season perennials hay and pasture establishment care and maintenance pasture development conservation and forage storage. Demonstrations feature hay mowing equipment and hay drying scenes. Topics emphasize pasture quality impacting cattle weight and conception rates and the value of legumes in pastures with Purdue citing 90 percent conception in legume fescue mixes versus 70 percent in tall fescue only. Forage marketing trends and alfalfa profitability are noted along with cross breeding results and no-till renovation. Dixon Springs center sits on 5,000 acres near Vienna on U S 145.
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Ron Parker
University of Kentucky
Ken Hendrix
Purdue University
Frank Hinds
University of Illinois
Dick Brown
U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Art Spanner
University of Arkansas
Gary Lacefield
B. J. Hawkins
Purdue University Extension
Vic Lechtenberg
Purdue
Purdue Forage Research A Othors
University of Illinois Extension
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Cutworms gnawing in Franklin Williamson fields
In Williamson County farmers face heavy cutworm damage as black cutworms chew bases of corn stalks. Some fields have been replanted after loss, with damage seen in about 10 percent of local fields. Night-feeding worms stay concealed. vigilance and timely treatment are urged to reduce losses. Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Union, and Randolph counties report varying, lighter levels of trouble.
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Jean Ness
Williamson County
Mike Plumer
Plumer
Huntry
Franklin County
Richard Swope
Jackson County
Robert Frank
Mississippi
Dick Howell
Perry County
Howell
Union County
Randolph
Ava Man Joins Angus Group At Ava
Donald Hamilton of Ava becomes a junior member of the American Angus Association the world’s largest beef registry. Junior members can register cattle with the association and participate in association sponsored shows and national and regional events.
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Donald Hamilton
Ava
American Angus Association
Zeolite in feed boosts growth for Cleveland chickens
Cleveland State University professors David Hayhurst and James Willard report that mixing zeolite rock into chicken feed makes birds gain weight faster while eating less. They raised about 50 chickens in a CSU closet, noting Zeolite helps birds extract more nutrition and may speed market readiness, as used by Japanese pig farmers.
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Cleveland
Cleveland State University
David T. Hayhurst
Japan
Hayhurst
James M. Willard
Willard
Claar to Leave Extension Service Director Post
John B. Claar will resign as director of the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service around December 20 after leading since 1965. He will remain associate vice president for public service in a expanded part-time role, continuing a long association since 1947.
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John B. Claar
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
Claar
University of Ilinois College of Agriculture
Ail
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David Morrison
U of
Dixon Springs
Simpson
U. S. 145
Vienna
Franklin, Williamson Fields
Wink’s
Carbondale
Ava Man
Angus
Allis Chalmers
A.C
Dale C. Riley
West Water St. Pinckneyville
Wu Quoin
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Statler Brothers
Mandrel
Farm and Folk Festival
P.O
du Quoin
Ozark Mountain
Elvin Bishop
John Dee
Voup
Dunn Lawn & Rental Center
E. Main
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