MAIZE GROWERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 2003

 

 

Incorporating visit to Kemble Farms, Cirencester

 

~ Which Forage For Profit? ~

 

Wednesday 26th February

Parkinson Lecture Theatre, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester

 

 

 

9.20 a.m.

Registration & coffee

 

9.45 a.m.

MGA Chairman's Welcome.  Introduction to new conference format and to Professor

David Leaver, Principal, Royal Agricultural College, for welcoming address.

 

10.00 a.m.

Maize and wholecrop in my farming system

Andrew Shakeshaft, Whattal Farm, Shropshire

 

10.30 a.m.

 

Which forage for you?  An economic and nutritional appraisal of maize, wholecrop wheat (fermented, urea, ‘alkalage’) and grass

Pete Kelly, Consultant

 

11.10 a.m.

10 Minute Leg Stretch

 

11.20 a.m.

Gordon Newman Travel Awards – 2nd Recipient Presentation

American forage conservation & feeding

Steve Edmunds, Somerset

 

11.40 a.m.

MGA 2002 trial summary – environmental factors – Swiss Drill

Simon Draper (MGA Agronomist) & Charles Moore (MGA Chairman)

 

12.00 Noon

Nutrition and Fertility for Dairy Cows

Dr Dirk Zaaijer, MRCVS, The Netherlands

 

12.45 p.m.

Gordon Newman Travel Awards – 1st Recipient Presentation

Summary of the study of the promotion of rural youth groups in America to assess how life for young people living in rural Britain can be improved 

Catherine Tytherleigh

 

1.00 p.m.

Lunch

 

1.50 p.m.

Depart for Kemble Farms

2.00 p.m.

Meet at 500 cow Kemble Farms Unit for tour with Manager David Ball

Ongoing presentation with Dirk Zaaijer, Pete Kelly and Kemble farms vet

 

3.00 p.m.

Further discussion and questions

 

3.30 p.m.

Chairman's concluding remarks, conference close and depart

 

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