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Time (EDST)	Activity
8:30 - 9:15 a.m.	Registration, Purchase Lunch Tickets, and  View Displays
9:15 - Noon   9:30 - 12:15	Welcome and Introductions Keith Johnson, Purdue University Forage Specialist Keeping Forages Productive (The morning program qualifies as a pesticide recertification program if credits are needed. Be sure to bring your PA card for registration.) Weed Management Glenn Nice, Purdue University Weed Specialist Insect Management Larry Bledsoe, Purdue University Insect Specialist Disease Management Kiersten Wise, Purdue University Disease Specialist Fertility Management Jim Camberato, Purdue University Fertility Specialist Clean Sweep Pesticide Disposal Jeff Phillips, Tippecanoe County Extension Educator
12:15 - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch & Visit Tradeshow
12:45  - 1:15 p.m.	Awards Program Indiana Forage Council representative
1:15 - 1:45 p.m.   1:45 - 2:00 p.m.   2:00 - 4:00 p.m.	Beef and Dairy Research Topics of Interest to Forage Producers (Attend either Dairy or Beef) Shawn Donkin, Purdue University Dairy Scientist Ron Lemenager, Purdue University Beef Specialist Board shuttle bus or take own transportation to Animal Sciences Research and Education Center In-field forage harvest demonstration Coordinated by David Trotter, Clark County Extension Educator

Hay Quality Contest (Must be entered by 11 a.m.)
To participate in the contest, bring an unbroken bale of hay. A certificate will be awarded by the Indiana Forage Council and forage-related products will be provided by agribusinesses to the winner of each division (grass, legume and mixed). Hay will be tested with a Near Infrared Reflectance Spectrophotometer. Results will be announced within 2 weeks following the field day. Hay may be taken by the owner after the day’s activities.