Please join us for the 2024 Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference, Getting Started in the Hay Business at the Warren County Extension Office in Bowling Green on Thursday, February 8. Our topics include the following:

• Operating a Major Hay and Straw Farm in Ohio – John Russell, Ohio Hay Producer
• Teaching Hay Buyers What Their Horses Really Need – Dr. Laurie Lawrence, Professor, Equine Nutrition, University of Kentucky
• How to Find and Evaluate Used Equipment - Dennis Wright, Alfalfa Producer in Logan County
• Panel: Establishing a Market(s) for Your Hay and Straw
• 50 Years of Alfalfa Production in Kentucky: Observations, Reflections and Opportunities – Dr. Garry Lacefield, Professor Emeritus, University of KY
• Basics of Fertilizing for Successful Hay Production – Dr. Edwin Ritchey, UK Soil Extension Specialist
• How I Got Started in the Hay Business: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Producer Panel