Wise County Hay Show

The Wise County Hay Show is scheduled for tomorrow, September 6, 2018 at the Wise County Fairgrounds. 

What a year again, last year I started this article by saying “With hay on every corner, and 2017 hay inventory substantially high, producers need to take every opportunity to market their hay to potential customers.”   Well, this year there is not hay on every corner and a matter of fact, it is scarce.    Hence the need for all producers to come to our 2018 Hay Show to start gearing up for next year and recovering from the drought best we can.

Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Ph.D., Hay Show Judge and Associate Professor & Extension Forage Specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service will cover “Managing Forage in Drought Conditions - Where Do We Go From Here.”   Also, Jason Johnson, Ph. D., Associate Professor and Extension Economist – Management with Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service will talk about “Risk Management – Drought Insurance.”

Specialists from John Deere, Ford New Holland, Kubota and Case will discuss and demonstrate operator techniques with new equipment and how that affects bale quality of the forage you are growing.   The program is set to begin with registration from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.  The registration fee is free.   Lunch will be provided by McMaster, Ag Power, Zimmerer Kubota and Hendershot Equipment.  You will receive 2 CEU’s for renewal of your pesticide applicator license.

Fall Armyworms continue to create problems, so please keep scouting your fields.  I encourage all Wise County producers to participate in the Wise County Hay Show.  Please call the Wise County Extension office at 940-627-3341 to reserve a spot.