NOTE: 2025 CALHOUN HERD FIELD DAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Any registrations that have already been paid will be refunded beginning on Monday May 19th. Please allow 6-10 business days for this refund to be processed. We appreciate your understanding and hope to see you at future UGA Beef events!
Date: Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 (CANCELLED)
Time: Check-In at 8:30 AM, Program Begins at 9AM
Location: Northwest Georgia Research and Education Center | 714 Bells Ferry Road – Rome, GA
Cost: $20/person. Lunch included. (Hats will be available for purchase the day of the event)
Agenda
8:30 Check-in and pastries compliments of Zoetis Animal Health
Address: 714 Bells Ferry Rd, Rome, GA
Located at the site of the Bull Test This Year
9:00 Welcome and Introductions
9:15 Breakouts Round 1:
Group A – Heifer Development Essentials for Success (Dr. Pedro Fontes, UGA Athens)
Group B – Artificial Insemination: Maximizing Your Herd’s Potential (James Umphrey, ABS Global)
9:45 Rotate Groups
10:15 Break (Restrooms located at farm shop)
10:30 Breakouts Round 2:
Group A – The Myth of the 1000 lbs. Cow and the 1000 lbs. Bale (Dylan Davis, UGA Athens)
Group B – How Does Mineral Intake Affect My Operation (Hardy Goodman, Biozyme)
11:00 Rotate Groups
11:45 Lunch – Taco Bar
Southeast Agriseeds, NeoGen, Georgia Soil and Water
1:00 – 1:30 Discussion Breakouts
Group A – Understanding Igenity Beef Scores in Heifer Selection (Mathew Studstill, Neogen Corporation)
Group B – Herd Health Management that Works (Alex Christidis, Zoetis Animal Health)
1:30 Rotate Groups
2:00 Pasture Weed Walk/ID Quiz (door prize drawing for correct responses) must be present to win!
(1 Hour CEU Private Pesticide Credit)
Program Contact:
Jason Duggin
Public Service Associate
Animal & Dairy Science
1282 SR 53 Spur, SW, Suite 200
Calhoun, GA 30701