Cover Crop Grazing Conference, Nov. 1

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Nebraska beef producers and corn growers — explore ways to enhance your operations. Nebraska Extension is presenting a 2022 Cover Crop Grazing Conference on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 9 a.m.–2:45 p.m. at the Eastern Nebraska Research Extension and Education Center near Mead in the August N. Christenson Building. This expo will help first-time or experienced farmers looking to fine-tune their cover crop grazing management, utilizing cover crops as an alternative forage source.

A $10 registration fee covers lunch and refreshments throughout the day. Please register by Friday, Oct. 28 at https://enrec.unl.edu/covercropgrazingconference. Agenda, details and map/directions are also on the website. Fee is payable at the conference via cash or check (payable to University of Nebraska–Lincoln).

The conference kicks off with refreshments and a trade show. Educational programs include a producer panel session, small group discussion and live field demonstrations. Featured presentations include “Rotational/Strip Grazing” by Extension Educator Ben Beckman and “Grazing of Perennial and Annual Forages” presented by Extension Educator Brad Schick.

Nebraska Extension is uniquely suited to bring farmers unbiased and research-based information that will be shared at this conference.

Agribusiness stakeholders are being sought as sponsors and trade show exhibitors. Please contact Connor Biehler at cbiehler2@unl.edu or 402-624-8007.