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Sunday | January 05, 2020
Time Activity  (Click on an event to see full profile) Speakers Location
08:00 - 10:30a International Grassland Congress Chair Meeting
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
10:30 - 12:00p International Grasslands Congress Committee Meeting
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
01:00 - 03:00p AFGC Board of Directors Meeting   
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
03:00 - 03:00p Collegiate Room Open
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
03:00 - 04:00p AFGC Affiliate Leader Meeting        
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
03:00 - 05:00p Exhibitor Set Up, Silent Auction Set Up & Monday Poster Set Up
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
03:00 - 05:00p Registration Open
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
04:00 - 05:30p Forage and Grassland Foundation Board Meeting
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
05:30 - 06:30p AFGC Board Reception (Invitation Only)
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
Monday | January 06, 2020
Time Activity  (Click on an event to see full profile) Speakers Location
07:00 - 07:00a Collegiate Room Open
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
07:00 - 04:00p Registration Open       
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
07:00 - 07:45a Exhibits, Silent Auction, Photo Contest, Forage ID Contest, Hay Judging Contest, Forage Analysis Judging Contest     
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
07:00 - 07:45a Poster Presentations (Author's Present)
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
07:45 - 09:00a Welcome, Breakfast, and Opening Keynote with Kevin Yon, Forage & Sileage Farmer
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
09:15 - 11:00a Workshop Getting Back to the Basics of Forage Management Coordinated by Scott Flynn  
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
09:15 - 09:15a Welcome by Garry Lacefield
09:20 - 09:20a Impact of management on growth and development forage grasses by Dennis Hancock
09:45 - 09:45a Movement of Nitrogen in grass legume systems by John Jennings                
10:10 - 10:10a Principles of forage establishment by Gary Bates
10:35 - 10:35a Optimizing your return on investment in forage based livestock systems by Scott Flynn
10:50 - 10:50a Wrap-up and Discussion - All  
11:15 - 11:45a AFGC Business Meeting
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
11:45 - 12:45p Luncheon with NRCS Chief, Matt Lohr
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
01:00 - 02:30p Workshop: Improving Your Grazing?  Change Your Thinking to Change Your Operation Coordinated by Leon Atwell & Kirsten Robertson
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
01:00 - 02:30p Workshop: Genetic Adaptability in Cattle to Fescue Environments Coordinated by Carl Stafford Sponsored by Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
01:00 - 01:00p Volunteer Presentation Effect of Different Cutting Schemes on Yield and Forage Quality of Low Lignin and Conventional Alfalfa Under Southeastern Conditions by Madeline Oskey and Matias Aguerre of Clemson University
01:18 - 01:18p Volunteer Presentation Making Quality Hay, Controlling Your Losses by VJ Bluabaugh
01:36 - 01:36p Volunteer Presentation Damage and Recovery of Forages Following Record Arkansas River flooding by John Jennings, Kenny Simon, Shane Gadberry, and Kevin Lawson of the University of Arkansas
01:54 - 01:54p Volunteer Presentation Developing Annual Forage Rotations for Hay Production by Andy Burlingham of Oregon State Univeristy
02:12 - 02:12p Volunteer Presentation Impact of Poultry Litter Application on Yield and Quality of Alfalfa Grown in Mississippi by Brett Rushing of Mississippi State University
02:30 - 03:15p Break, Exhibits, Silent Auction, Forage ID Contest, Hay Judging Contest, Forage Analysis Judging Contest     
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
02:30 - 03:15p Poster Presentations (Author's Present)
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
03:30 - 05:30p FORAGE SPOKESPERSON COMPETITION Sponsored by Tucker Family Farms
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
05:30 - 06:45p Mixer in Exhibit Hall
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
06:00 - 07:00p Forage Bowl Playoff 
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
06:00 - 07:00p Poster Presentations
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
Tuesday | January 07, 2020
Time Activity  (Click on an event to see full profile) Speakers Location
06:30 - 07:00a Tuesday Poster Set-Up
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
07:00 - 07:00a Collegiate Room Open
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
07:00 - 03:00p Registration Open
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
07:15 - 08:00a Exhibits, Silent Auction, Photo Contest, Forage ID Contest, Hay Judging Contest, Forage Analysis Judging Contest
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
07:15 - 08:00a Poster Presentations (Author's Present)
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
07:15 - 08:00a Emerging Scientist Poster Competition
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
08:00 - 09:15a NATIONAL FORAGE BOWL COMPETITION with Breakfast Sponsored by the Forage and Grassland Foundation
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
09:15 - 09:45a Break, Exhibits, Poster Presentations, Silent Auction, Photo Contest, Forage ID Contest, Hay Judging Contest, Forage Analysis Judging Contest          
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
09:15 - 09:45a Emerging Scientist Poster Competition
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
09:45 - 11:15a Workshop: Ruminant Agriculture: Essential for Sustainable Societies Coordinated by Peter Ballerstedt
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
09:45 - 11:15a Volunteer Oral Presentations
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
09:45 - 11:15a Workshop—Tall Fescue Management – What are the Choices? Coordinated by Alan Franzluebbers, USDA-ARS
09:45 - 09:45a Volunteer Oral Presentation Using Thin Heavy-Bred Cows to Market Forages by Hugh Soape of Texas A&M University
10:03 - 10:03a Volunteer Presentation Review of the Oregon Producer Discussion Groups by Woody Lane
10:21 - 10:21a Volunteer Presentation A Personal Experience: Creating silvopasture With Productive Forages from a Overstocked Forest by Jeremy Huff
11:30 - 12:30p Competition Awards Luncheon      
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
12:40 - 02:15p Volunteer Oral Presentations
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
12:45 - 02:15p Workshop: National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative Coordinated by James Rogers
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
12:45 - 02:15p Workshop: Alfalfa Coordinated by Jennifer Tucker
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
01:40 - 01:40p Poster Presentations
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
02:15 - 03:00p Break, Exhibits, Silent Auction, Photo Contest, Forage ID Contest, Hay Judging Contest, Forage Analysis Judging Contest
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
02:15 - 03:00p Poster Presentations (Author's Present)
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
03:00 - 03:00p Silent Auction Closes                                                
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
03:00 - 05:00p EMERGING SCIENTIST COMPETITION Sponsored by Corteva AgriScience 3:00
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Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
05:00 - 06:00p “Hot Topics” Session
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
06:30 - 06:30p Banquet Seating Begins
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
07:00 - 09:00p AFGC Awards Banquet
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
Wednesday | January 08, 2020
Time Activity  (Click on an event to see full profile) Speakers Location
07:00 - 10:00a AFGC Board Meeting
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
08:00 - 10:00a USDA-NRCS Workshop  
Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC