Kentucky Cropland to Forage Conversion Workshop

Date/TimeMarch 5, 2026
8 am – 3:30 pm CT
LocationTodd County Ext. Office
240 Pond River Rd.
Elkton, KY 42220
AudienceProducers, everyone welcome!
Cost to Attend$40 general admission. Sponsorship and reduced student tickets also available
Registrationhttps://NETFWorkshopKY26.eventbrite.com
Agenda8:00 – Registration and refreshments
8:30 – The Role of Grasslands in Regenerative Agriculture, Matt Poore, North Carolina State University
9:00 – Perennial Grass Establishment…Novel Endophyte Tall
Fescue Alone and in Mixtures
, Ray Smith, University of Kentucky
10:00 – Break and visit with sponsors
10:30 – Infrastructure for Grazing: Fencing and Water, Chris Teutsch, University of Kentucky
11:15 am – Grain Drill Calibration and Setup for Forage Establishment, Brittany Hendrix and Katy Trimble, University of Kentucky
12:00 – Lunch and visit with sponsors
1:00 – The Dollars and Sense of Grassland Conversions, Matt Poore, North Carolina State University
1:45 pm – Financial Assistance for Cropland Conversions, Adam Jones, USDA-NRCS
2:15 pm – Hands on Fencing Demos, Jeremy McGill, University of
Kentucky and Payton Rushing, Stay-Tuff
3:30 pm Surveys and adjourn
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