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We welcome contributions and suggestions. Comments about and contributions to the NEWS are welcome and can be submitted to any of the directors.
Everyone interested in alfalfa is welcome to join the Oklahoma Alfalfa Hay & Seed Association. To become a member, copy the Membership Form and mail it with your dues to  the address above.

ALFALFA PRODUCTION CALENDAR 
Please help! 

1) Hard copy to hand out to producers and Ag. Agents and 

2) Electronic version for the WWW and CD ROM. 

The hard copy will look similar to many regular calendars with three parts -- 

1) A calendar with days and dates for each month. 

2) Alfalfa Production Tips for the month will be reminders of important things to do and references to alfalfa production, harvesting, marketing information. Just the title and how to obtain the information will be listed on the hard copy. 

3) Advertisements for products and services used in alfalfa production. It is hoped that paid advertisements in the calendar will significantly help cover the costs of production. 

The electronic version will have the same information as the hard copy (probably including advertisements). Hopefully it will add a dimension to our World Wide Web Home Page. The main difference will be that the electronic version can be linked electronically to articles that will explain the tips. Users will just click their mouse on certain words in the tips and the article will appear. Other tips will take the reader to other stories or brief articles about the subject. For many topics the other tips are already written -- as articles in the NEWS from the Oklahoma Alfalfa Hay & Seed Association and Extension publications. 

This is a big project, but I think it will be worth the effort for all of us involved in alfalfa. We need help from the Association members. Anyone wanting to pay for advertising space should let someone on the Board know so we can find out in general terms how many would like to sponsor a month or more, what kind of pictures advertisers may want to use, etc. Association members are also requested to share their ideas about such a project. We are in the early planning stages now but are targeting November to finish the hard copy version so that we can distribute it before January 1. 

-- John Caddel 

Forage Agronomist and Association Secretary

ANNOUNCING 

HAY-DAY '97 

WHAT:
HAY-DAY '97 is an event where company representatives can exhibit and/or demonstrate their equipment and products. Lowe Land & Cattle will provide about 30 acres of alfalfa for field demonstrations. The Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment through the Agronomy Department and South Central Research Station will provide the gathering place and exhibit areas. This is an excellent opportunity to show hay producers what is new in the forage industry. 

HAY-DAY has been held every two years since 1989. Previous HAY-DAYs have attracted over 300 producers and 35 dealers. 

WHEN:
Thursday, July 10, 1997, from 8 AM to 5 PM 

WHERE:
South Central Research Station
Chickasha, OK 
From junction of I-44 & Hwy. 62, ½ mile west, 1/4 mile south 

WHY:
Producers want to know what is available to make haying more efficient and profitable. HAY-DAY provides the environment for equipment dealers, product representatives and hay producers to exchange information. 

HOW:
To exhibit and/or demonstrate equipment and/or products, simply complete the registration form on the opposite page and return it by June 1 to:  Ray Huhnke  Biosystems Agricultural Engineering  Dept. Oklahoma State University  223 Ag Hall  Stillwater, OK 74078-6021 

COST:
No fee for demonstration or display! 

Admission is free!  Sponsored by  Oklahoma Alfalfa Hay & Seed Association  Grady County Alfalfa Hay Association  Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station  Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service For additional information call: (405) 744-5425.  BE SURE TO PAY YOUR ASSOCIATION DUES  If there is a "1997" on the address label, we have received your dues for this year. Thanks. Don't hesitate to call if you think you paid but there isn't a 1997 on your address label. 

HAY-DAY '97 
Exhibitor Registration

Contact Person: _______________________ 

Phone: ___________________ 

Address: _____________________________________ 

Field Demonstrations: Equipment (list): 
 
 

Demonstrations may be limited by available space and/or forage. 

Stationary exhibits and demonstrations: 

Booth space needed: [ ] 8 feet by 10 feet 

[ ] Other: _____ feet by _____ feet 

Desire space inside building? [ ] No [ ] Yes (Priority based on date of registration.) 

Access to electricity? [ ] No [ ] Yes 

Equipment and/or Products (list): 
 
  NOTE: Exhibitors must provide their own table. 

Special needs: 
 
 

Complete and return this form by June 1, 1997 to:  Ray Huhnke 

Biosystems and Agr. Engr. Dept. 

Oklahoma State University 

223 Ag Hall 

Stillwater, OK 74078-6021 

(405) 744-5425 

The Oklahoma Alfalfa Hay & Seed Association sponsors or co-sponsors several events each year. Hay-Day'97 as described on the previous page is an alternate-year event. In addition to our annual meeting in February or March, we have Alfalfa Expo each fall. The exact schedule of regional meetings varies somewhat from year to year. We sponsored Alfalfa Congress '96 in Cherokee last summer and co-sponsored a Forage Management College last December in Stillwater and in April this year at Hobart, to name a few.  If you would like to host an alfalfa event, contact any of the Directors.