183 Robert F Barnes Graduate Student Competition

Oral Session
C06 Forage and Grazinglands
Graduate Student Competition
Tuesday, November 3, 2009: 1:25 PM-4:15 PM
Convention Center, Room 316, Third Floor

Organizer:
Geoffrey Brink
1:25 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:45 PM
Evaluating Plant Diversity Effects in Native, Warm-Season Forage Mixtures.
Catherine Bonin, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Benjamin Tracy, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech)
2:00 PM
Developing Winter Canola as a Dual Purpose Crop for Silage and Seed Production.
Clark Neely, Univ. of Idaho; Jack Brown, Univ. of Idaho; Carl Hunt, Univ. of Idaho
2:15 PM
Grazing Evaluation of a Novel Endophyte Tall Fescue Developed for the Upper Transition Zone.
Jennifer Johnson, Univ. of Kentucky; Glen Aiken, USDA-ARS-MSA; Timothy Phillips, Univ. of Kentucky; Michael Barrett, Univ. of Kentucky
2:30 PM
Relationship Between Biomass Accumulation and Forage Quality in a Mixed Cool-Season Grass Sward.
Renata Nave, Ohio State Univ.; R. Mark Sulc, Ohio State Univ.; David Barker, Ohio State Univ.; Fernanda P. Ferraro, Ohio State Univ.
2:45 PM
Break
3:00 PM
Pasture Growth Analysis: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Biomass and Growth Rate.
Fernanda P. Ferraro, Ohio State Univ.; R. Mark Sulc, Ohio State Univ.; David Barker, Ohio State Univ.; Renata Nave, Ohio State Univ.; Fernanda Lopes, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Kenneth Albrecht, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
3:15 PM
The Potential of a Double Cropping System for Biomass Production.
Ben Goff, Iowa State Univ.; Kenneth Moore, Iowa State Univ.; Steven Fales, Iowa State Univ.; Emily Heaton, Iowa State Univ.
3:45 PM
Hair Sheep Performance On Temperate, Deciduous Silvopastures.
Amy Fannon, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Agronomy Club; John Fike, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); S. Greiner, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); M. Wahlberg, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); B. Corl, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); K. Pelzer, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); James McKenna, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Charlie M. Feldhake, U.S. Dep. of Agriculture
4:00 PM
Adjourn