What: UF/IFAS Forage Legume Conference.
When: May 1, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: The UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County office, 2741 Penn Ave., No. 3, Marianna
About: The UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) presents the fourth-annual Forage Legume Conference, an opportunity for growers, ranchers and educators to learn how cool- and warm-season forage mixtures with legumes can benefit ruminants and wildlife and enhance soil health. The event agenda includes expert speakers, a veteran producer panel with a Q&A session, an industry trade show and a tour of legume plots at the NFREC Beef Research Unit.
Event speakers include UF/IFAS experts in forage crops, animal sciences and weed biology, as well as James Muir, a regents professor in grassland ecology for Texas A&M AgriLife Research.
Attendees may register online. A $15 fee includes lunch.
For more information, contact Jose Dubeux, professor and associate chair of the UF/IFAS agronomy department, at 850-526-1611.
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ABOUT UF/IFAS
The mission of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is to develop knowledge relevant to agricultural, human and natural resources and to make that knowledge available to sustain and enhance the quality of human life. With more than a dozen research facilities, 67 county Extension offices, and award-winning students and faculty in the UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, UF/IFAS brings science-based solutions to the state’s agricultural and natural resources industries, and all Florida residents.
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