The 91st annual Soils, Crops & Livestock Producers (SC&LP) Conference on Jan. 10 offers updates from University of Missouri Extension, the Farm Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The event had been on Tuesday night in the past, said Heather Smith, livestock specialist for MU Extension at Callaway County. Moving the conference to Saturday evening gives livestock producers more time to do chores before attending.
“One of the goals of the committee is to increase the number of younger producers attending the conference,” Smith said. “By moving the day to a weekend and providing activities for the kids, we hope to encourage younger families to attend.” Holding the event on a weekend night also allows school-age children to attend the Future Producers Conference, which will be going on in conjunction with this conference.
The SC&LP Conference begins at 4:30 p.m. at Callaway Electric Cooperative, 1313 Cooperative Drive, Fulton. A free buffet-style supper begins at 6 p.m. Doug Peterson of NRCS will explain a rainfall simulator at 6:45 p.m.