DES MOINES — The 2014 Iowa Forage and Grassland Council (IFGC) Conference will be held Nov. 25 at the Des Moines Airport Holiday Inn. The event begins with registration at 8 a.m., followed by the IFGC annual meeting at 9 a.m., and is open to anyone interested in forage and grassland issues.
This annual event includes general and breakout sessions, and specific times for visiting with exhibitors, ending at 3 p.m. Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach beef program specialist Joe Sellers said IFGC members and nonmembers alike will benefit from attending this annual event.
“The keynote speaker is Dr. Peter Ballerstedt, forage production manager at Barenbrug USA,” Sellers said. “He’s written numerous article and publications, including a blog focused on human nutrition, health and diet. His presentation is titled, ‘Forages Make Meat, Meat is Medicine.’”
Convention preregistration is $40 per person which includes sessions and lunch when registered prior to the event, with onsite registration increasing to $50 per person. The dues year from IFGC membership runs from Jan. 1–Dec. 31. Producer and public fee is $35, and industry fee is $90, and this is payable on the registration form, as well.
The registration form is available on the IBC website http://www.iowabeefcenter.org/events/IFGCconfreg2014.pdf.
For more information, contact Sellers by phone at 641-774-2016 or by email at sellers@iastate.edu.