Our upcoming Tennessee Beef Heifer Development Program Field Day event will be held on Friday, October 18, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Central time) at our Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Lewisburg.
Event Schedule:
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Registration and Vendors
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Opening remarks (Kevin Thompson, Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center Director)
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
“Incorporating Warm and cool season grazing systems” (Dr. Katie Mason (Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, and UT Extension Beef Cattle Specialist in Nutrition and Grazing Management)
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
“Management of first calf cows to improve re-breeding”” (Dr. Saulo Zoca, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, and UT Extension Beef Cattle Specialist in Reproductive Management)
11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Vendors and Lunch (Provided) – John Houston, Director of Business Services at ProTrition Feed, LLC. and TBHD Coordinators.
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
“Building a Better Cow Herd Through Bull Selection” (Dr. Darrh Bullock, Professor, University of Kentucky, Department of Animal and Food Science and Extension Professor, Extension Beef Cattle Specialist)
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
“Increasing Cattle and people safety though low stress-handling” (Kevin Thompson, Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center Director)
Downloadable Program Schedule available here.
Please Pre-Register Here and Participate in Our Brief Survey
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Questions?
Reach out to the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center by phone at 931-270-2240.
