7:00  Breakfast

Sponsored by: Sunflower Bank

Alfalfa Management Seminar

8:00   Weed Management in Alfalfa                                                    Rick Arnold, New Mexico Science Center, Farmington, NM.

8:50  Alfalfa Production Missteps to Avoid, Mike Velde, Hybrid  Alfalfa Breeder, Dairyland Seed Co,  Clinton,WI.

9:40   Refreshment Break 

10:20  Silage Options for SLV                                                           Chuck Grimes, Independent Forage Consultant, KS 

11:10   Grasses for Forage Production                                        Richard Sparks, NRCS Regional Agronomist, Center.

12:00  Lunch and Visit                           

Sponsored by: Community Banks of the Rockies

Production & Marketing Seminar

1:20   Improving Soil Health and Productivity                                 Jessica Davis, Extension Soil Specialist, Ft. Collins, CO

2:10  Growth in the Organic Potato Market                                         Eric Keizer, Business Dev. Mgr, ICAST, Lakewood, CO

3:00 Refreshment Break

3:15  H2A Guest Worker Program                                                     Chris Salazar, Colorado Workforce Center, Monte Vista, CO.

3:50  Coors Malt Barley Production                                                    Judy Jolly, Coors Agronomist, Monte Vista, CO

4:10  Busch Malt Barley Production              ,

4:30  SOCIAL HOUR            

Sponsored by: A & L Coors,  Alamosa, CO

*all information listed here is subject to change.

*last updated 1/3/08