Drought Meeting

Description

The meeting includes a morning session focused on crops and forages, lunch with a climate and drought update, and afternoon session focused on economics, marketing and livestock management in a drought. Attendees are encouraged to bring forage and water samples for testing. Water samples will be tested on-site and forage samples will be taken to the local Extension office for testing.

Attend Yankton's in-person meeting.

Registration Information: 
- Free 
- Registration requested for meal count 
- Visit https://extension.sdstate.edu/events

Contact Information
- Heather Gessner | SDSU Extension Interim Agriculture and Natural Resources Program      Director and Livestock Business Management Field Specialist | 605.782.3290 |                        heather.gessner@sdstate.edu

Presentation Topics 
- Grain Marketing Situation and Opportunities 
- Weed Control and Herbicide Situation 
- Fuel Expense Control and Management 
- Light-weight Corn and Salvage Grain Management 
- Summer Weather Outlook 
- Livestock Marketing Situation and Opportunities
- Economics and Making Decisions 
- Mid-Season Crop Failure Grazing Decisions 
- USDA-FSA Livestock Disaster Programs 
- Pasture and Range Management