Mark Your Calendar. The Illinois Forage Expo will be July 30 in Davis, Illinois

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    • Membership
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    • Forage News
      • Get Advice at The Hub
      • Alfalfa Retation
      • Alfalfa Weevil Damage
      • Aphid Damage
      • Managing Broomsedge
      • Fescue: Good, Bad, Ugly
      • Better Forage Quality
      • Protect Stored Hay
      • Soil Fertility
    • Resources
      • Newsletter
      • Videos
      • Publications
      • Research Opportunity
      • Alfalfa Study
      • Grazing and Forage Hub
      • Midwest Grazing Exchange
      • Forage Testing Labs
      • USDA Market Updates
      • Hay and Straw Directory
    • Sponsors

  • Home
  • Membership
  • Events
  • Forage News
    • Get Advice at The Hub
    • Alfalfa Retation
    • Alfalfa Weevil Damage
    • Aphid Damage
    • Managing Broomsedge
    • Fescue: Good, Bad, Ugly
    • Better Forage Quality
    • Protect Stored Hay
    • Soil Fertility
  • Resources
    • Newsletter
    • Videos
    • Publications
    • Research Opportunity
    • Alfalfa Study
    • Grazing and Forage Hub
    • Midwest Grazing Exchange
    • Forage Testing Labs
    • USDA Market Updates
    • Hay and Straw Directory
  • Sponsors

Featured Event

2025 Illinois Forage Expo

  • New equipment from various manufacturers will be on display and demonstrated during the daylong event. 
  • Factory representatives and local dealers will be on hand to answer questions about the equipment. 
  • Field demonstration of hay equipment will include mowing, tedding, raking, baling, silage chopping, and bale wrapping. 
  • Commercial displays of forage related products and equipment will be found in the vendor’s tent.
  • Educational presentations will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m.


Our hosts are Donald Brown and Eric Stiegler and the day is sponsored by the Illinois Forage and Grassland Council and the Northwest Illinois Forage.

  • Register to become an exhibitor by July 10.
  • Register as a field demonstrator by July 10


For more information: Don Brown Jr. 815-238-8372.

No Pre-Registration Needed

Show up and enjoy the day.

2025 Quality Hay & Haylage Contest

Enter your 2025 harvested hay and haylage bales during the Forage Expo July 30. 

  • Entries in the Quality Hay & Haylage Contest must be delivered on site from 8:30 to 10 a.m. 
  • There is no entry fee and NIRS analysis will be provided free of charge.  
  • Bales weighing over 100 pounds need an official scale weigh ticket. 
  • Four hay classes and one haylage class will be available and class winners will receive a certificate. 
  • Producers are limited to one entry per class.

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forage@illinoisforage.org

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