Purdue News
Purdue News
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May 29, 1998
No need to forage for information at Purdue's Hay DayWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Educational discussions, private-company displays and equipment demonstrations highlight Purdue's annual Hay Day on Thursday, June 25, in northeastern Indiana."The show travels to various regions in the state and draws on the strength of the area that hosts the event," said David Trotter, field day organizer and director of the Purdue University Cooperative Extension office in Clark County. "This year dairy will be emphasized." The one-day Purdue Extension event, at Prairie Heights School Farm off of U.S. 20 in Lagrange County, will feature morning sessions on forage quality and the importance of forage in dairy animals' diets. Preregistration is not required for the free event. Lunch will be available for a nominal cost. The Indiana Forage Council, which is co-sponsoring the field day, will present its annual awards during lunch. There also will be a panel discussion on potato leafhopper-resistant alfalfa. Companies will display forage-related seed, twine and netting. Equipment demonstrations by more than 13 companies will feature mowers, rakes and balers. Farmers may bring a bale of hay to enter in the hay quality contest, but producers need not enter the contest to have their hay and silage samples evaluated for quality and nutrition by Purdue specialists. Producers entering the contest must bring an unbroken bale of hay for entry in one of three categories: grass, legume or mixed. Hay samples will be tested at Purdue using a Near Infrared Reflectance Spectrophotometer, and test results will be sent to producers after the field day. Contest winners will be announced about 10 days after the field day. For more information about Hay Day, contact Trotter at (812) 256-4591, e-mail, david.trotter@ces.purdue.edu.
Compiled by Chris Sigurdson, (765) 494-8415; E-mail, sig@ecn.purdue.edu
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