Wed, Jul 08
|Virginia Dept of Forestry Headquarters
Virginia Pasture-Finished Beef Production Meeting - Charlottesville
Time & Location
Jul 08, 2020, 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Virginia Dept of Forestry Headquarters, 900 Natural Resources Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
About The Event
Interested in starting a psture-finished beef operation or improving an existing forage-finished beef operation? Consider attending one of the upcoming Pasture-Finished Beef Production Meetings happening at three locations around Viginia. Specialists will cover a number of topics, including forage management, cattle selection, and marketing considerations.
REGISTRATION
Registration is $10 if registered before June 25th or $15 after June 25th. Registration can be completed by visiting https://vaforages.org/pasture-finished-beef-production-meetings/.
PROGRAM TOPICS
8:30 AM Registration
9:00 AM Overview of pasture-finished beef production, Dr. Greg Halich, University of Kentucky
9:45 AM Forages and grazing management, Dr. John Fike, Virginia Tech
10:40 AM Break
11:00 AM Cattle selection, supplementation, and winter management, Dr. Ed Rayburn, West Virginia University
11:45 AM Project update: cattle frame size and supplementation study, Adam Murray, PhD Student at Virginia Tech
12:00 PM Lunch
12:45 PM Marketing and processing, Dr. Greg Halich, University of Kentucky
1:30 PM Producer Panel
2:00 PM Putting it all together: finishing system and profitability, Dr. Greg Halich and Dr. Ed Rayburn
2:45 PM Questions and Adjourn
QUESTIONS?
For more information visit https://vaforages.org/pasture-finished-beef-production-meetings/