Here are some upcoming hay and forage events from around the country, via eHay Weekly newsletter.

Nov. 17 & Nov. 20 — Montgomery County (Ohio) Extension Forages For Horses Workshop, Miami Valley Career Technology Center, Clayton. Contact Suzanne Mills-Wasniak at 937-224-9624.

Dec. 2-4 — California Alfalfa & Forage Symposium And Western Alfalfa Seed Conference, Town & Country Resort and Hotel, San Diego. Learn more at alfalfa.ucdavis.edu/+symposium/2008/.

Dec. 5-6 — 2008 Missouri Livestock Symposium, Kirksville. Programs for horse, beef cattle, sheep, meat goat and forage producers, and trade show. Details at missourilivestock.com or call Bruce Lane at 660-665-9866 or Garry Mathes at 660-341-6625.

Jan. 5-9 — University of Wisconsin Crop Production and Management Meetings at eight locations. Jan. 5 – noon, Governor Dodge Hotel, Platteville; Jan. 6 – 7:30 am at Public Events Center, Arlington, and noon at Milwaukee Grill, Janesville; Jan 7 – noon at Jake’s Northwords, Sparta; Jan 8 – 7:30 am at Holiday Inn (Campus area), Eau Claire, and noon at Best Western/Midway Motor Lodge, Wausau; Jan 9 – 7:30 am at Liberty Hall, Kimberly, and noon at University Center, UW Fond du Lac. For more info, contact Joe Lauer at 608-263-7438 or jglauer@wisc.edu.

Jan. 6 — Delmarva Hay & Pasture Conference, Delaware State Fairgrounds, Harrington. Contact Les Vough, 301-405-1322 or vough@umd.edu.

Jan. 7 — Southern Maryland Hay & Pasture Conference, Izaak Walton League Outdoor Education Center, Waldorf. Contact Les Vough, 301-405-1322 or vough@umd.edu.

Jan. 8 — Tri-State Hay & Pasture Conference, Salisbury, PA. Contact Les Vough, 301-405-1322 or vough@umd.edu.

Jan. 14-15 – Washington State Hay Growers Convention, Three Rivers, Convention Center, Kennewick, WA. For more info, www.wa-hay.org/convention/.

Jan. 15-16 — Southwest Hay And Forage Conference, Ruidoso, NM. Contact Gina Sterrett at 575-626-5677 or Justin Boswell at 575-840-9908.

Jan. 21-22 — Heart Of America Grazing Conference, Columbus, IN. Contact Jason Tower at 812-678-4427 or towerj@purdue.edu.

Jan. 27-28 — Joint Annual Meeting/Symposium Of Midwest Forage Association, Wisconsin Custom Operators And Professional Nutrient Applicators, Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI. Go to www.midwestforage.org.

Feb. 3-4 — Idaho Hay And Forage Conference, Burley. Call Glenn Shewmaker at 208-736-3608.

Feb. 3-4 — Mid-America Alfalfa Expo, hosted by the Nebraska Alfalfa Marketing Assn., Buffalo County Fairgrounds, Kearney, NE. Contact Barb Kinnan at 800-743-1649 or nebalf@cozadtel.net.

Feb. 9-13 — Minnesota Forage Days, tentative dates/locations. Feb. 9 — Lamberton; Feb. 10 — Grand Rapids; Feb. 11 — Detroit Lakes; Feb. 12 — St. Cloud area; Feb. 13 — Rochester. For general information, email peter072@umn.edu or krishona@umn.edu. For updates, visit www.extension.umn.edu/forages.

Feb. 19 — Kentucky Alfalfa Conference, Cave City Convention Center. E-mail glacefie@kyu.edu or raysmith1@uky.edu.

March 6-7 — Joint Maryland Cattlemen’s Convention/Central Maryland Hay & Pasture Conference, Four Points Sheraton, Hagerstown. Contact Scott Barao at 410-795-5309 or sbarao@marylandcattle.org or Les Vough, 301-405-1322 or vough@umd.edu.

June 21-23 — American Forage & Grassland Council Annual Conference, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids, MI. Call 800-944-2342 or email info@afgc.org.

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