INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The sixth International Grassland Congress will be held at Pennsylvania State College, U.S.A., on August 17-23, 1952. Grassland conferences have been held in Europe during the past 30 years. At the Fifth International Grassland Congress, held in the Netherlands in 1949, delegates voted to hold the sixth Congress in the United States. Topis to be discussed include: — (1) genetics and breeding of superior grasses and legumes, (2) improvement and management. of pastures, meadows and turf, (3) improvement and management of range lands, (4) ecology and physiology of grasslands, (5) isoil management and fertilization, (6) seed production and distribution, (7) soil and water conservation, (8) harvesting and preservation of forage. (9) use of forage in livestock feeding, (10) machinery, (11) experimental procedures in grassland research, and (12) improvement and management of tropical grasslands. The successful experience of Western European countries, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States in grassland agriculture proves that this profitable form of farming is feasible throughout the world. The Sixth National Grassland Congress promises to give all free benefit of that experience.
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Taupo Times, Volume I, Issue 10, 19 March 1952, Page 2
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