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)

Participants this year will receive continuing education hours for:

• Private Pesticide Credits (1 hour)

Agenda

8:30 AM	Check-In and Breakfast/Refreshments Address: 300 Battey Farm Road Rome, GA (on the left in the hay shed)
9:00 A M	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

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