Calhoun Beef Cattle Short Course
Date: Friday, May 3rd, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Location: Northwest Georgia Research and Education Center, 714 Bells Ferry Road NW, Rome, GA
Cost: $25/person (includes lunch)
8:30 am Check-in and breakfast refreshments
Address: 300 Battey Farm Road, Rome, GA – on the left in the hay shed
9:00 am Welcome and Introductions
9:15 am In the Field - Demonstrations Round 1:
Group A - Filling the Nutrition Gaps with Cool Season Annuals
Josh Baker and Dr. Roger Gates of Southeast AgriSeeds
Group B - Stem Maggot Scouting and Mitigation Strategies
Dr. Will Hudson, UGA Athens
9:45 am Rotate Groups
10:15 am Break (Restrooms located at farm shop)
10:30 am In the Barn - Demonstrations Round 2:
Group A - From One End to the Other: Ruminant Digestive Tract Lab
Dr. Francis Fluharty, Beef Cattle Nutritionist, UGA Athens
Group B - How Do I Know if I am Feeding My Calves Enough?
Dr. Lawton Stewart, Beef Cattle Nutritionist, UGA Athens
11:00 am Rotate Groups
11:45 am Lunch – Taco Bar
Biosecurity Game
Southeast AgriSeeds, NeoGen, Georgia Soil and Water, Daniel Jackson, UGA
1:00 pm The HERD Program: What Do I Gain and What’s the Cost?
1:15 pm From Conception to Delivery:
Group A - Return of the Simulator: The Calving Simulator Part 2
Dr. Brad Heins, DVM
Group B - Why, When, and How to Get Started? Artificial Insemination
Dr. Pedro Fontes, Reproductive Physiologist, UGA Athens
1:50 pm Evaluations and Wrap up
