Purdue News

May 30, 1997

Purdue to have a Hay Day about new pest-resistant alfalfa

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Farmers waiting for alfalfa varieties that resist the potato leafhopper pest finally have something to celebrate.

The good news about newly available leafhopper-resistant alfalfa will be just one of the topics at Purdue University's annual Hay Day at the Howard County Fairgrounds in Greentown, Ind., on Wednesday, June 18. The free event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch tickets will be sold for $6.

Also on the agenda:

Why Forages Need Rest, Too.
A Farmer's Experience With Balage.
Seeding Alfalfa With Fluid Fertilizer.
Producing Quality Forage.

Mowers, tedders, rakes, balers and other forage-related equipment will be shown by more than a dozen equipment companies.

In addition, a hay quality contest will be open to anyone who brings one unbroken bale of hay by 10 a.m. The contest features three divisions: grass, legume and mixed. Entries will be tested by Purdue experts. Other cored hay samples will be tested, and results sent to farmers after the field day.

For more information about Hay Day, contact Bob McCormick, Howard County Extension educator, at (765) 456-2313, Purdue agronomist Keith Johnson, (765) 494-4800, or call the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service office toll free, 1-888-EXT-INFO.

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu

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