Dudley Smith Farm Winter Meeting

University of Illinois Dudley Smith Farm Winter Meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 10, from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. CT at the Christian County Extension Office (1120 N. Webster St., Taylorville).

Winter Meeting topics will include:

Cattle Production and Profitability
Cattle Market Outlook
Dudley Smith Research Farm Updates
Soil Health Producer Panel

Lunch will be provided. This meeting is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required by Thursday, Feb. 6.
If you need reasonable accommodation to attend this program or have questions, contact Christian County Extension at 217-287-7246.

Agenda:

9:00 a.m. – Registration

9:25 – Welcome

9:30 – Examining Annual Cow Costs and Drivers of Profitability
Travis Meteer, Extension Commercial Agriculture Educator, University of Illinois Extension

10:00 – Cattle Market Outlook
Luke Frantz, Director of Business Development, Kapco Futures

10:45 – Break

11:00 – Dudley Smith Initiative Research Updates:

The impact of cover crops and fertility treatments on water quality and nutrient loss
Kristin Greer, Senior Research Specialist, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois

Drainage water recycling for crop resilience and water quality improvement in Illinois
Luciano Alves de Oliveira, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois

Grazing or harvesting cereal rye in corn-soybean rotation: understanding impacts in an integrated crop-beef cattle operation
Grady Gullickson, Graduate Student, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois

11:30 – Building a Soil Health Legacy – Producer Panel
Moderator: Travis Meteer, Extension Commercial Agriculture Educator, University of Illinois Extension

12:15 p.m. – Lunch

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