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Cool Season Grass
2015 Workshop
May 27-28, 2015
The Noble Foundation
Ardmore, OK
Sponsored by the
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation &
American Forage and Grassland Council
Tour Itinerary of Noble Foundation prior to Cool Season Grass Workshop –
Wednesday afternoon, May 27, 2015
Wednesday, May 27
1:15 pmWelcomeMike Trammell & Ray Smith
1:25 pm
Noble History Presentation
Maggie Scott/Mary Means
2:00 pm
Transportation to Noble Foundation Campus
Administration Building Lobby
2:10 pmCampus TourMaggie Scott/Mary Means
2:25 pm Greenhouse TourDavid McSweeney
3:00 pmField TourNoble FID Research Personnel
Grazing Systems
Field Applications of Sensor Technology
Cool Season Grass Breeding
Small Grains Breeding
5:00 pm
Return to Conference Center
Conference Center
5:30 pmReceptionConference Center
6:00 pm
Dinner
Cool Season Grass
Professional Development Workshop
Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK
Thursday May 28, 2015
Agenda
Lectures
7:00 Continental Breakfast
7:30Introduction—Chad Hale, Byron Seeds
7:45 Genetics, Variety Development, and Variety Selection (60 min) — Dan Undersander,
Univ. of Wisconsin
8:45 Seed Classes, Quality, and Sources (35 min) — Chad Hale, Byron Seeds
9:20Break
9:40 Growth and Development of Grasses (70 min) — Marvin Hall, Penn State
10:50 Plant ID and Morphology (40 min) — Ray Smith, Univ. of Kentucky (focus on identifying seedling grasses)
11:45 Lunch (provided)
12:30 Plant Physiology (60 min) — Marvin Hall, Penn State
1:30 Defoliation Responses of Grasses (60 min) — Ray Smith, Univ. of Kentucky
2:30 Break
2:45 Grass Fertility and Nutrient Management (50 min) — James Rogers, Noble Foundation Assistant Professor of
Forage Systems
3:35 Forage Species Use, Adaptation and Yield (50 min) — Ray Smith, Univ. of Kentucky
4:25 Using Cool Season Grasses for Dairy Herds (25 min) — Dan Undersander, Univ. of Wisconsin
4:50 Beef Cattle Production on Cool Season Forages in the Southern Great Plains (25 min) - Bryan Nichols,
Noble Foundation Livestock Consultant
5:15Evaluation
5:30 Session ends
Workshop participants will take home a binder with detailed presentation notes, a 16x hand-lens for plant
identification, and additional publications and supplies.
Cool Season Grass Workshop-2015 Presenters
Chad Hale--Chad grew up on a ranch in Southwestern Montana where he learned the value of quality
forages at an early age. He was involved in all phases of forage agriculture on the ranch, from pasture
management to irrigation to haying to winter feeding. He graduated from Montana State University and
the University of Missouri with a BS and MS in Animal Science, respectively. After graduation, Chad
moved to Oregon in 2000 to take the North American forage specialist position with DLF International
Seeds – the World’s largest cool season grass seed breeding and production company. While at DLF,
Chad was instrumental in bringing Organic Seed to the market. It was an effort that involved years of
working with the USDA and Foreign Agriculture departments as well as many certifiers and producers.
Over the past 9 years he also had the opportunity to interact with many people in various segments of
the forage industry and has been exposed to much of the breeding and research work going on in the industry. In February
of 2009, Chad formed Western Forage Resources LLC, a company that helps its clients source and market forage seeds. The
company’s services have been retained by Byron Seed in Indiana where Chad helps the company with their premium forage
seed business. Chad’s personal interest in forage agriculture runs very deep due to his life experiences in animal agriculture.
Chad has given forage talks to numerous groups across the US and Canada, ranging from Producer groups to University
departmental seminars. Chad servied on the American Forage and Grassland Council board including holding the position
of President.
Dr. Marvin Hall--Marvin grew up on a dairy farm in central Ohio and returned to the farm for 5
years after receiving his B.S, degree. He received an M.S. degree from Ohio State University and a Ph.D.
degree from the University of Minnesota. He served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Idaho
and is currently Professor of Forage Management at Pennsylvania State University with responsibilities
in extension, teaching and research. He has authored several book chapters, numerous scientific articles.
Marvin has served on the advisor board of the Council for Agricultural Technology and as President of
the American Forage and Grassland Council. He is the recipient of numerous extension, teaching and
research awards and is a Fellow in both the American Society of Agronomy and Crop Science Society of
America.
Bryan Nichols--Nichols serves as a livestock consultant in the Agricultural Division’s consultation
program. Nichols grew up on a wheat, stocker and cow-calf operation in the western Oklahoma town of
Cordell. His graduate education focused on beef cattle efficiency using GrowSafe technology, an area in
which he remains active at the Noble Foundation. Nichols worked as a research associate at the Noble
Foundation for three years before becoming a consultant. Nichols is certified as a Professional Animal
Scientist through the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists, is a member of the American
Society of Animal Science and is active in the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association. Master of Science
in Animal and Range Science, 2010, Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont.; Bachelor of Science in
Animal Science, 2008, Cameron University, Lawton, Okla.
Dr. James Rogers--Rogers serves as an assistant professor on the Agricultural Division’s Agricultural
Research Team as well as a pasture and range consultant in the division’s consultation program. His
research interests include tall fescue management, short season niche forages and grazing management. As
a consultant, his practical experience along with this research aids regional agricultural producers in forage
selection and establishment, grazing management, stocking rate, forage production and management.
Prior to the Noble Foundation, Rogers was a livestock specialist with the University of Missouri Outreach
and Extension for 10 years. His work concerned grazing systems to enhance both forage and livestock
performance. Rogers is a member of the American Forage and Grasslands Council, the American Society
of Agronomy and the Society for Range Management. A native of upstate South Carolina, Rogers was
raised on a beef cattle and row crop farm. Doctor of Philosophy in agronomy, 1995, Clemson University, Clemson, S. C.;
Master of Science in animal breeding, 1988, Clemson University; Bachelor of Science in animal science, 1986, Clemson
University. Research emphasis: Pasture, range management.
Cool Season Grass Workshop-2015 Presenters
Dr. Ray Smith--Dr. Ray Smith is a native of Georgia and received his undergraduate degree from
Asbury College in Kentucky in 1983. After teaching high school biology for two years he entered
a graduate degree program in agronomy at the University of Georgia. Ray’s masters degree was
completed in 1988 and he went on to complete a Ph.D. in the same program in 1991. His graduate
research focused on breeding and management of alfalfa and tall fescue. From 1991 to 2001, Ray held
a research, teaching and extension position at the University of Manitoba, Canada with a focus on
alfalfa and perennial grass breeding, seed production and forage management. He was the Extension
Forage Specialist in Virginia from 2001 through 2004. Ray is currently Extension Professor and one
of two Forage Extension Specialists in Kentucky. His extension activities include working closely
with county agents and producers across the state; conducting applied forage research for Kentucky
and the transition zone; helping organize multi-county, state and regional forage conferences; and
writing and updating forage extension publications. He current research projects include: evaluating
forage varieties for grazing tolerance and yield, integrating forage and biomass production systems, horse pasture evaluation
methods, and developing computer teaching models. Ray has been very involved with AFGC both as a member and board
member. He served as AFGC secretary from 2003-2006 and 2009-2010 and was the co-chair of the 2004 AFGC Annual
meeting in Roanoke, VA and the cochair of the joint 2008 AFGC/SRM meeting in Louisville, KY.
Dr. Dan Undersander--Dr. Dan Undersander grew up on a dairy farm in central Minnesota.
He coordinates the multi-department Extension forages program at the University of Wisconsin,
conducts the forage variety trials, and does research on grazing, forage production and forage
utilization and on near infrared reflectance (NIR) prediction of forage quality and other parameters.
Dan is on the board of directors of several national organizations and a frequent contributor to farm
magazines. He is a fellow in both the American Society of Agronomy and the Crop Science Society
of America. He has received the highest awards of the American Forage and Grassland Council (the
Medallion award) and of the North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference (the Richard Hill
Achievement Award).
The 2015 Cool Season Grass Workshop is proudly
sponsored by:
The Samuel Roberts Nobel Foundation
and
The American Forage and Grassland Council
For more information on forage related events please visit www.afgc.org
2015 Cool Season Grass Workshop
May 27-28, 2015, Ardmore, OK
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