Kathy Voth of Livestock for Landscapes to Speak at the 2012 Winter Forage Conferences
Friday, August 19th, 2011Integrated Weed Management: Putting Science into Practice is the theme for the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council (VFGC) and Virginia Cooperative Extension winter forage conferences. This is an ideal opportunity for all livestock producers to gain an understanding of how to profitably integrate science and practice to manage weeds in pastures and hay land by smartly managing livestock, soil fertility, and herbicides.
This year’s keynote speaker is Kathy Voth of Livestock for Landscapes a national known expert on using livestock as a land management tool. Using decades of university research and practical hands-on experience, she invented a process for teaching cows to eat weeds and other non-traditional forages. Ms. Voth makes use of livestock’s natural behavior as an inexpensive alternative for managing weeds and other vegetation in pastures and other landscapes.
Participants will also hear from 2 VA Tech Extension Specialist Scott Hagood, Professor of Weed Science and Chris Teutsch, Assoc Professor of Forage Management. Dr. Hagood will provide famers with knowledge of the practical science behind developing a weed management plan. Dr. Teutsch will help farmers understand the relationships between soils and weeds, with insights on how to use fertility to shift the balance to favor of quality forages.
This year, VFGC will include local producers at each workshop to discuss how they balance grazing, re-establishment, mowing, and spraying to provide a quality forage for grazing and/or haying.
The daylong conference will be repeated at four locations:
- Tuesday, January 17, in Wytheville at the Wytheville Meeting Center.
- Wednesday, January 18, in Weyers Cave at the Weyers Cave Community Center.
- Thursday, January 19, in Gordonsville, at the Gordonsville Volunteer Fire Company Hall
- Friday, January 20, in Chatham, at the Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex.
The conferences will run from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service is also a sponsor.
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