2026 Louisiana Forage Conference

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Tentative Agenda (subject to change):

8:00 - Registration & View Exhibits

9:00 - Welcome & Introductions

9:15 - Producer Presentation - Management— Not Money: Cooper Hurst, cattle producer

10:00 - Research Presentation - SMART Ranching, or Manless Management of Livestock: Pat Bagley, Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center

10:30 - Networking and Break

11:05 - Keynote Speaker - Grazing Management: Putting the Principles Together: Jeremy Huff*, AR State Grazing Specialist

12:05 - Lunch

1:00 - Finalize and turn in answer sheets for Plant ID contest

1:05 - Plant ID results, other announcements

1:20 - Producer Panel - Using Virtual Fence to Manage Grazing: 3 producers from across the state

2:20 - Break to network and view vendor tables

3:00 - Conclusion of conference

*About our Keynote Speaker: Jeremy Huff and his wife, Erica, have two children, Jake and Jaylie Huff. The family lives in western Arkansas and has a cow-calf operation. The farm they operate joins their family farm. Jeremy, Erica and the kids assist on both farms that covers about 320 acres. Rotational grazing is applied on the family farm, while management intensive grazing is accomplished on their farm. Jeremy focuses on crabgrass, annual ryegrass, and small grain cool season annuals. 

Jeremy has served as Arkansas NRCS’s State Grazing Lands Specialist for the past 14 years. He has presented at national conferences and routinely speaks to producers in Arkansas on grazing and pasture topics. 

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