UT Institute of Agriculture Brings Back Heifer Development School
Oct 18, 2021
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The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is bringing back its Beef Heifer Development School after the event was canceled last year due to COVID-19. The free event will take place Friday, October 22, at the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Lewisburg.
The one-day school will feature five presentations on heifer development strategies to increase both nutrition and profitability. Topics include the following:
The 2021 Beef Heifer Development School will be from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, October 22, 2021. Lunch will be provided. Attendees are asked to pre-register by October 18 by contacting Ashley Savage at the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at 931-486-2129.
The Tennessee Beef Heifer Development Center is a partnership between the UT Institute of Agriculture, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and Tennessee Farmers Co-op.
Contact: Kevin Thompson, Research Center Director, 931-486-2129, kthomp44@tennessee.edu
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The one-day school will feature five presentations on heifer development strategies to increase both nutrition and profitability. Topics include the following:
- Beef Heifer Development Center Updates and Reproductive Management Protocol
- Beef Heifer Producer Panel
- Fence Line Hay Feeder Producer Panel
- Forage Sampling of Hay Barns in Giles County
- Grazing Management for Developing Beef Heifers
The 2021 Beef Heifer Development School will be from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, October 22, 2021. Lunch will be provided. Attendees are asked to pre-register by October 18 by contacting Ashley Savage at the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at 931-486-2129.
The Tennessee Beef Heifer Development Center is a partnership between the UT Institute of Agriculture, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and Tennessee Farmers Co-op.
Contact: Kevin Thompson, Research Center Director, 931-486-2129, kthomp44@tennessee.edu
For more content like this, check out the latest issue of the Cooperator.