Beef & Forage Systems Field Day is September 26

Aug 30, 2023


The Precision Livestock Technologies: Beef & Forage Systems Field Day hosted by the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will include topics of interest to beef cattle producers. The field day takes place Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 8 a.m. CDT at the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Spring Hill. Experts from UT AgResearch and UT Extension will provide producers with information on the latest research and practices in beef production. 

“We are excited to share research outcomes relevant to cow efficiency, bull development and computer vision technology focused on improving cattle health,” says Kevin Thompson, director of the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Spring Hill. “In addition, we will again offer the popular ‘hands on’ forage discussions designed to bring value to permanent pastures and seasonal gap filling forage planning.” 
Pre-registration is available online at middletn.tennessee.edu/plt-beef-forage-systems-field-day-2023/. Cost to attend is $10 and UT students, faculty, and staff can attend for free. Same day registration begins at 8 a.m. CDT, with the welcome presentation starting at 9 a.m. CDT. Lunch is provided and vendor tents are available to visit. Programs conclude at 1:45 p.m. CDT.

Topics of interest to beef producers during the field day programs include:
  • Precision Tools for Measuring Forage-based Cow Efficiency
  • The Impacts of Water Behavior on Growth and Reproduction During Development of Beef Bulls
  • Beef Cattle Reproduction 101: What Does HEAT Have to do with the Making of a Calf
  • Computer Vision Characterization of Respiration as an Indicator of Cattle Health
  • If Today Was Your Last Day... Safety on the Farm
  • Persist Orchardgrass as an Alternative to Tall Fescue Pastures
  • Making Summer Annuals Work for You
For more information, visit middletn.tennessee.edu/plt-beef-forage-systems-field-day-2023/.  
The Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Spring Hill is located at 1000 Main Entrance Drive in Spring Hill, Tennessee.

For more content like this, check out the latest issue of The Cooperator.

Read More News

Apr 28, 2025
On behalf of Governor Bill Lee, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Director Patrick C. Sheehan announced today that applications are now open for the Governor’s Response and Recovery Fund (GRRF), a $100 million initiative established to provide flexible financial assistance for current and future unmet disaster recovery needs, including Tropical Storm Helene.
 
Apr 21, 2025
A T-shirt design submitted by 4-H Member Mady Donnell of Sumner County has been selected as the winning entry in the Tennessee Farmers Cooperative 2025 4-H T-shirt contest.
 
Apr 14, 2025

In the next few weeks, the brood of periodical cicadas that last emerged in 2008 will be singing and looking for mates before laying their eggs for the next emergence in 17 years.

 

The 17-year periodical cicadas of Brood XIV will begin to emerge when the soil temperature at 8 inches deep reaches 64 degrees, which is estimated to be in late April to early May.