Final Week for Bus Tour Discount

Board Member Story
Why Add Clovers to Pastures?
by C. P. Bagley, Director, Beef Research Institute
Southern University Ag Center

This will be a series of two articles, the first on why I should add clovers (legumes) to a pasture mixture for grazing livestock. The second article will deal with which clovers are recommended and where they “fit” best in a grazing situation. While there are lots of grasses grown in Louisiana, the two predominant ones are warm-season (summer) perennials that include bermudagrass and bahiagrass.

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Upcoming Events

Economics School
The profitability workshop, 
co-hosted LGLCI & LA Farm Bureau, will feature Gene Lollis as our workshop leader.

Gene has a long-standing ranching background, and is also the manager of Buck Island Ranch, a large-scale working cattle ranch owned by Archbold Biological Station in Florida. Gene gets to do all the things he is passionate about – cattle and nature - at Buck Island Ranch. In addition to raising cattle, he helps conduct agro-ecology research on all aspects of the ranching operation on behalf of Archbold.
 
The focus of this workshop, held at McNeese University, will be financial profitability - the business side of farming and ranching. 
 
Tickets are $50, and there’s no limit to the number of participants. 
 
Register at the farm bureau website by THIS Friday (2/10). 
 
You are also invited to join on the Farm Bureau tour on adjoining days, but is limited to 50 participants.

Registration and Agenda

Southern Cover Crops Conference | BR, LA
The Southern Cover Crops Conference will provide farmers, crop consultants, extension agents, and other professionals with the latest information on cover crop management in the southern region. 

Be sure to look for the sessions featuring two of our board members, Ted Miller and Marty Earnest.
Learn more about the conference lineup on their website.

The bus is quickly filling up for our Allen Williams Bus Tour in April and there is still one more week to use the code "earlybird" at checkout to take off $25 from your ticket price. 
 
Tour-goers will be picked up in Alexandria or Winnsboro and taken to Uniontown, Alabama for an all inclusive tour of BDA Farm. Allen Williams will host our group and take us through the diverse revenue streams of the operation. To see the full agenda, visit the schedule page.  
 
Registrants have the option for a private room (for singles and couples), or a shared two bed room if you'd like to reduce your price by having a roommate; just be sure to specify your roommate at checkout. The entire event will be catered by food from the farm and is included in your ticket price. You will be responsible for buying your lunch when we stop on the way to Alabama. 
 
We can't wait for this exciting trip and are looking forward to hosting you in this unforgettable time of networking and learning.

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Podcasts
We are wrapping up recording our "Roots in the Boot" Podcast! Editing has started on the first three episodes, and will be available soon on all podcast platforms. Make sure you're following us on social media for the release date later this month.

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