NFREC Beef & Forage Field Day – October 24

 

Cattle ranchers and their employees, as well as cattle industry professionals are invited to attend the 2024 Beef & Forage Field Day, at the North Florida Research and Education Center’s (NFREC) – Marianna, Beef Cattle Unit.  The Field Day will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2024 and will begin with a trade show of industry professionals, coffee, and registration at 8:00 AM Central Time.  The field tours will begin at 9:00 AM and conclude with a grilled steak lunch.  The registration fee for this event is $10 per person, payable at the event via cash or check, and includes lunch and the printed proceedings that provide additional information from each of the field demonstrations.

The Panhandle Ag Extension Team has developed a dynamic agenda of practical management options for cow-calf producers in the Tri-State Region.  Participants will be divided equally into groups to ride wagons around the station to see six field demonstrations.  This tour will showcase the latest research and extension projects developed at the University of Florida-NFREC and will provide an opportunity for networking and camaraderie with ranchers and extension professionals. Topics to be addressed on the tour include: weed management, winter supplementation of cattle, hay feeding structures and devices, reproductive technologies for the beef industry, pastures legumes for cool season, and options for year-round grazing.

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Field Day Tour Agenda
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•  Year-round grazing systems for North Florida – Jose Dubeux and Liza Garcia
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• Reproductive efficiency in bulls – Angela Gonella and Kalyn Waters
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• Hay feeding and waste: what is new? – Doug Mayo and David Thomas
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• Preparing for winter feeding: what are my options? – Nicolas Dilorenzo and Nick Simmons
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• Legumes for cool season and beyond – Cheryl Mackowiak and Cleber de Souza
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• Weed management in perennial pastures – Mark Mauldin
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Download the printer friendly flyer to save as a reminder for the event or to share with friends and coworkers: 2024 NFREC Beef and Forage Field Day flyer.

If you are not familiar with the location of the NFREC Beef Unit, it is located one mile west of the town of Greenwood, Florida, at 4925 Highway 162 Marianna, FL 32446.  Look for the UF/IFAS sign on the south side of Highway 162. Go through the cattle guard at the entrance gate and immediately turn left, then follow the unpaved road to the blue metal bull sale barn that can be easily seen from the entrance.  For questions or more information, contact the NFREC Marianna Office at 850-526-1611 from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central Time.

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–The University of Florida is committed to providing universal access to all events. For disability accommodations such as language interpreters, listening devices,or wheel chair accessibility, please contact the NFREC Marianna Office, at 850-526-1611, at least two weeks in advance to arrange for accessibility needs.