Monday, 25 June 2007: 10:30 AM
Penn Stater Conference Center, Presidents Hall 2
31: AFGC Emerging Scientist Competition
Sponsor:Short Abstracts
Presiding:M. J. Williams, USDA, NRCS
10:30 AMManure and a Microscope: The Keys to Keeping Kentucky's Thoroughbreds Kicking.
Jesse Morrison, University of Kentucky, Dr. S. Ray Smith, University of Kentucky, Glen Aiken, USDA-ARS-MSA
10:45 AMDefying the Yield/Quality Curve: Relating Alfalfa Regrowth Rate to Forage Quality.
Thomas Probst, University of Kentucky, Dr. Ray Smith, University of Kentucky
11:00 AMAssessing the Potential of Co-Grazing Small Ruminants with Beef Cattle to Improve Utilization of Marginal Pasturelands in Virginia.
Darryl Matthew Webb, Virginia Tech
11:15 AMEffect of Nitrogen Source and Rate on Yield and Quality of Stockpiled Fescue.
Elizabeth Yarber, Virginia Tech Agronomy Club, A. Ozzie Abaye, Virginia Tech, Christopher Teutsch, Southern Piedmont Research Ctr., Marcus Alley, Virginia Tech, Guillermo Scaglia, Virginia Tech
11:30 AMHair Coat and Ear Implant Effects on Physiological Measurements of Steers Grazing Toxic Tall Fescue During the Summer.
Linda McClanahan, University of Kentucky, Glen Aiken, USDA-ARS-MSA
11:45 AMDoes Seeding Rate Affect Glyphosate Resistant Alfalfa Productivity in the Establishment Year?.
Nicholas S. Hebrock, Penn State University, Marvin H. Hall, Penn State University
12:00 PMPredicting fiber content of alfalfa-grass mixed stands.
David Parsons, Cornell University, Jerome H. Cherney, Cornell University

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