Organizers

Thank you to our World Alfalfa Congress Organizers!

 

Overall Program Chair: Dan Putnam, UC Davis, Davis, CA USA

Logistics/Registration Chairs:

  • Beth Nelson, National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA), St. Paul, MN, USA
  • Nicole Helms, California Alfalfa & Forage Association (CAFA), Sacramento, CA, USA

Core Planning Committee: Daniel H. Putnam (UC Davis, USA); Beth Nelson (NAFA, USA); Jane Townsend (CAFA, USA); Nicole Helms (CAFA, USA); Ron Cornish (Corteva, USA); Charlie Brummer (UC Davis, USA); Deborah Samac (USDA-ARS, USA); Emily Meccage (Forage Genetics International, USA); Yingjung Zhang (Chinese Grassland Society); Lu Xinshi (China Grassland Industry Association); Nan Liu (CAU, Beijing); Luis Machin (AEFA, Spain); Eric Guillemot (EU); Ariel Odorizzi (INTA, Argentia); Daniel Basigalup (INTA, Argentina); Christian Huyghe (INRA, France); Eric Masset (la Coopération agricole-Luzerne de France); Eiko  Jan Duusema (CIDE, Netherlands)

SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZERS

Scientific Organizers: Alfalfa Irrigation and Pest Management Workshop (11/14/22)

Workshop I. Irrigation and Water Management Committee: *Khaled Bali (Chair), University of California; Troy Peters, Washington State University; Matt Yost, Utah State University; Ali Montazar, Univ. of California; Isaya Kissaka, UC Davis; Dan Putnam, UC Davis

Workshop II. Pest Management Training Committee: *Earl Creech (Chair), Utah State Univ.; Ayman Mostafa, University of Arizona; Deborah Samac, USDA-ARS, St. Paul, MN; Dan Putnam, UC Davis

Scientific Organizers: Main Conference (11/15/22)

Session I. Main Session 8:15-10:00. Alfalfa in a Global Context: *Dennis Hancock (Chair), USDA-ARS, Madison, WI; Charlie Brummer, UC Davis

Session II. Main Session 10:30-12:00. Alfalfa in an Ecological Context: *Christian Huyghe (Chair), INRAE, Paris, France; Yingjung Zhang, CAU, Beijing, China; Emily Meccage, Forage Genetics International; Valentin Picasso, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Session III. Concurrent Session 13:30-15:00. Forage Quality and Utilization: *Ralph Ward (Chair), Jo Huesler, Ken Kalscheur, David Weekly, Dan Putnam

Session IV. Concurrent Session 13:30-15:00. Genetics, Biotech, and Genomics: *Charlie Brummer (Chair), UC Davis; Daniel Basigalup, INTA, Cordoba, Argentina; Zeng-Yu Wang, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qindao, Chian

Session V. Concurrent Session 15:30-17:00. Modelling, Growth, and Physiology: *Isaya Kisakka (Chair), UC Davis; Derrick Moot, Lincoln University, NZ; Ken Boote, University of Florida, Gainsville, FL

Session VI. Concurrent Session 15:30-17:00. Soil Health and Fertility: *Kim Cassida (Chair) Michigan State University, Lansing, MI; Baoming Ji, Beijing Forestry University; Leonard Lauriault, New Mexico State University

Session VII. Evening Poster Session 17:00-19:00. Poster Session and Invited Poster Series on Alfalfa from Different Regions of the World: *Beth Nelson (Chair), National Alfalfa & Forage Association*, Charlie Brummer, UC Davis

Scientific Organizers: Main Conference (11/16/22) 

Session VIII. Main Session 08:00-10:00. Water Issues and Utilization Opportunities: *Dan Putnam (Chair); Josh Gamble, USDA-ARS, St. Paul, MN; Yingjun Zhang, CAU, Beijing, China; Christian Huyghe, INRAE, Paris, France; Dennis Hancock, USDA-ARS, Madison, WI; Al Rotz, USDA-ARS, University Park, PA

Session IX. Main Session 10:30-12:00.  Forages, Climate, and Soil Health: *Josh Gamble (Chair), USDA-ARS, St. Paul, MN; Yingjun Zhang, Christian Huyghe, INTA, Paris, France; Dennis Hancock, USDA-ARS, Madison, WI; Al Rotz, USDA-ARS, College Park, PA; Dan Putnam, UC Davis

Session X.  Concurrent Session 13:30-15:00. World Trade Roundtable in Alfalfa and Hay Crops: *Josh Callen (Chair), The Hoyt Report; Mike Davidson, Sagehill NW, Inc.; Dan Putnam, UC Davis; John Szczepanski, US Forage Export Council, National Hay Association

Session X. Concurrent Session 13:30-15:00. Alfalfa Systems and Grazing: *Jennifer Tucker (Chair) Univ. of Georgia; Ray Smith, Univ. Kentucky; Kim Cassida, Michigan State University; Daniel Basigalup, INTA, Argentina; Lu Xinshi, China Grasslands Assoc., China

Session XII. Concurrent Session 15:30-17:00. Breeding Alfalfa for the Future: *Charlie Brummer (Chair) UC Davis; Ginny Moore, Heathcliff Riday; Daniel Basigalup; Alan Humphries

Session XIII. Concurrent Session 15:30-17:00. Innovations in Forage Equipment: *Dan Undersander (Chair), University of Wisconsin; Brian Luck, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jessica Williamson, AgriCorp

Session XIV. Evening poster viewing/exhibits

Organizers: Agricultural Field Tour of Imperial Valley, CA (11/17/22)

*Ali Montazar (Chair); Ron Cornish, Corteva; Dan Putnam, UC Davis; Ronnie Leimgruber, Leimgruber Farms; Oli Bachi, UCCE; Jeff Plourd, El Toro Exports; Dave & Jane Roberti, Farmers, Susanville, CA; Nicole Helms, CAFA