The Tennessee Forage & Grassland Council is a state affiliate of the American Forage & Grassland Council that specifically focuses on practices that livestock producers can use to be more efficient in their forage programs. With Tennessee ranking 11th in the nation in the use of farmland to produce hay or for actively grazing livestock this council provides targeted meetings to discuss this agricultural commodity by presenting emerging issues, industry trends, and opportunities for improving forage management.
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2025 Annual Meeting Agenda
November 7, 2025
Lane Agri-Park Auditorium, 315 John R. Rice Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37129
| 8:00 am CT | Registration/Trade Show | |
| 8:30 am | Welcome and Introductions | Andy Ulmer, TFGC President |
| 8:45 – 9:45 am | Connecting Soil Health and Soil Fertility in Forage Systems | Bronc Finch, Soil Fertility Extension Specialist, University of Arkansas – Keynote Speaker |
| 9:45 – 10:00 am | Break/Trade Show | |
| 10:00 – 10:25 am | Hay Quality vs. Supplementation Cost | Katie Mason, UT Extension Beef Cattle Specialist |
| 10:25 – 10:40 am | Forage Budget | David Bilderback, UT Extension Farm Management Specialist; and, Bruno Pedreira, UT Extension Forage Specialist |
| 10:40 – 10:50 am | Update from NRCS | Chris Hancock and Cory Hodge, NRCS Area Resource Conservationists |
| 10:50 – 11:15 am | Grazing Journey | Bill Legg |
| 11:15– 12:00 pm | Producer Panel | Moderator: Andy Ulmer, TFGC President Producers: Bill Legg, Charlie Denton, and Ben Gilbert |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch/Trade Show/Research Posters, including the announcement of the TN State Best of Fair Hay winners | |
| 1:00 – 1:15 pm | Business Update | Andy Ulmer, TFGC President |
| 1:15 – 2:45 pm | Forage Plot Tour | Jared Franklin, Bruno Pedreira, Renata Oakes, and Katie Mason |
| 3:00 pm | Adjourned | |
To join TFGC, please contact:
Rebekah Norman
UT Extension- Rutherford County
P: 615-898-7710
Executive Committee
- President- Andy Ulmer
- Vice President- Rebekah Norman
- Secretary and Treasurer- Gary Bates
- Vice-President Elect- Bryan Johnson
Board of Directors
- Reyes Rich
- Martin Haggard
- Bryan Johnson
- Ben Neale
- Jerry McFarland
- Andy Ulmer
- Brian White
- Bronson Bass
- Bill Bracy
- Bill Legg
- Greg Aston
- Rebekah Norman
Technical Advisory Committee
- Bruno Pedreira
- Katie Mason
- Rob Ellis
- Tammy Swihart
- Renata Oaks
- Gary Bates
