{"id":14411,"date":"2024-10-29T11:34:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/?p=14411"},"modified":"2024-10-29T11:34:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:34:22","slug":"umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/","title":{"rendered":"UMaine Extension to host statewide forage conference for livestock producers in Waterville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the annual Maine Forage Conference on November 8, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at Governor\u2019s Restaurant, 376 Main Street in Waterville.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The conference, which will feature a trade show with business vendors, is an opportunity for members of the dairy, equine and livestock industries to network and learn about forages from subject matter experts and colleagues. Speakers include Nicholas Richardson,&nbsp;sales manager at Kent Nutrition Group\u2019s Blue Seal Retail Stores Division,&nbsp;and Rick Kersbergen, forage expert and former statewide Extension dairy specialist. The event will also include a question and answer session with a local farmer panel and presentation of the Maine Hay Contest awards. More information including the&nbsp;full agenda&nbsp;is available on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/maine-forage-conference\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/maine-forage-conference\/?&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1730300858260000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2eNj3dHE4RcfbIbCrx6IYc\">program webpage<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Registration is $20 and includes lunch and refreshments. Additionally, the event will provide 1 pesticide credit for recertification. Register by October&nbsp;31 on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid=a1cUy0000020AUT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid%3Da1cUy0000020AUT&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1730300858260000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3u9mq5NHPc65Qxexi4tUgF\">event webpage<\/a>. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Melissa Babcock at 207.581.2788 or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:melissa.libby1@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">melissa.libby1@maine.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the annual Maine Forage Conference on November 8, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at Governor\u2019s Restaurant, 376 Main Street in Waterville. The conference, which will feature a trade show with business vendors, is an opportunity for members of the dairy, equine and livestock industries to network [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UMaine Extension to host statewide forage conference for livestock producers in Waterville - Cooperative Extension in Washington County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UMaine Extension to host statewide forage conference for livestock producers in Waterville - Cooperative Extension in Washington County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the annual Maine Forage Conference on November 8, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at Governor\u2019s Restaurant, 376 Main Street in Waterville. The conference, which will feature a trade show with business vendors, is an opportunity for members of the dairy, equine and livestock industries to network [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cooperative Extension in Washington County\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-10-29T15:34:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"twood\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"twood\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"twood\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/#\/schema\/person\/9f0056a6c4a281b4f517e1313fa2c518\"},\"headline\":\"UMaine Extension to host statewide forage conference for livestock producers in Waterville\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-29T15:34:22+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/\"},\"wordCount\":185,\"commentCount\":0,\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/\",\"name\":\"UMaine Extension to host statewide forage conference for livestock producers in Waterville - Cooperative Extension in Washington County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-29T15:34:22+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/#\/schema\/person\/9f0056a6c4a281b4f517e1313fa2c518\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UMaine Extension to host statewide forage conference for livestock producers in Waterville\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/\",\"name\":\"Cooperative Extension in Washington County\",\"description\":\"Information you can use, research you can trust.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/#\/schema\/person\/9f0056a6c4a281b4f517e1313fa2c518\",\"name\":\"twood\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fc8c7b5c8d78336ceef76f813278762e12972bcd042b075da831f24d0320bdb3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fc8c7b5c8d78336ceef76f813278762e12972bcd042b075da831f24d0320bdb3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fc8c7b5c8d78336ceef76f813278762e12972bcd042b075da831f24d0320bdb3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"twood\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/author\/twood\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UMaine Extension to host statewide forage conference for livestock producers in Waterville - Cooperative Extension in Washington County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UMaine Extension to host statewide forage conference for livestock producers in Waterville - Cooperative Extension in Washington County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension","og_description":"University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the annual Maine Forage Conference on November 8, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at Governor\u2019s Restaurant, 376 Main Street in Waterville. The conference, which will feature a trade show with business vendors, is an opportunity for members of the dairy, equine and livestock industries to network [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/","og_site_name":"Cooperative Extension in Washington County","article_published_time":"2024-10-29T15:34:22+00:00","author":"twood","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"twood","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/"},"author":{"name":"twood","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/#\/schema\/person\/9f0056a6c4a281b4f517e1313fa2c518"},"headline":"UMaine Extension to host statewide forage conference for livestock producers in Waterville","datePublished":"2024-10-29T15:34:22+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/"},"wordCount":185,"commentCount":0,"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/","name":"UMaine Extension to host statewide forage conference for livestock producers in Waterville - Cooperative Extension in Washington County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-10-29T15:34:22+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/#\/schema\/person\/9f0056a6c4a281b4f517e1313fa2c518"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2024\/10\/29\/umaine-extension-to-host-statewide-forage-conference-for-livestock-producers-in-waterville\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UMaine Extension to host statewide forage conference for livestock producers in Waterville"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/#website","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/","name":"Cooperative Extension in Washington County","description":"Information you can use, research you can trust.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/#\/schema\/person\/9f0056a6c4a281b4f517e1313fa2c518","name":"twood","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fc8c7b5c8d78336ceef76f813278762e12972bcd042b075da831f24d0320bdb3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fc8c7b5c8d78336ceef76f813278762e12972bcd042b075da831f24d0320bdb3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fc8c7b5c8d78336ceef76f813278762e12972bcd042b075da831f24d0320bdb3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"twood"},"url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/author\/twood\/"}]}},"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":2,"label":"News"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"twood","author_link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/author\/twood\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":2,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":676,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":2,"category_count":676,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14411"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14412,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14411\/revisions\/14412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}