Oklahoma State University Agriculture will host the Livestock & Range Field Day on Nov. 5 for producers to explore practical tools to support herd health and profitability. Topics will include virtual fencing, cattle efficiency, selection, forage management, New World screwworm and more.
OSU Agriculture Field Days are educational events presented by OSU Ag Research and OSU Extension that share research-based information and resources with Oklahomans. Field days showcase current agricultural research and relevant best practices through presentations, tours, hands-on workshops and discussions. Research at OSU locations across the state is often designed for specific applications based on the region.
Who: Livestock producers across the Southern High Plains
What: Livestock & Range Field Day
When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Nov. 5
Where: OSU Range Cow Research Center- North Range (2927 N. Perry Road) in Orlando, Highway 86, 3 miles north of Highway 51
Schedule:
- Tracking free-choice liquid supplement – Caitlyn Kleffner, graduate research assistant
- Stop pitching your profits: reducing hay waste – Dr.David Lalman, professor and Harrington Endowed Chair, Extension specialist for beef cattle nutrition; Madilyn Brummer, graduate research assistant
- Hay storage revisited – Marty New, area livestock Extension specialist
- Pasture Mealybugs – Dr.Ashleigh Faris, IPM Coordinator and assistant professor and Extension specialist for cropping systems entomology
- Stockpiling Bermudagrass: 30 years of research and observations – Brian Pugh, assistant Extension specialist for forages
- Moove it or lose it: Strategies to manage grazing patterns across your pasture – Dr.Laura Goodman, associate professor and Extension specialist for rangeland ecology
- New World Screwworm updates – Dr.Jonathan Cammack, assistant professor and Extension Specialist for livestock entomology and parasitology
- Controlling cost or capturing value: The road to define cow efficiency – Dr.David Lalman; Madilyn Brummer; Kaylen Stearns, graduate research assistant
- Impact of summer cover crop grazing on subsequent winter wheat production – Dr.Paul Beck, professor and Extension specialist for beef cattle nutrition; Cody Gruber, graduate research assistant
Registration is $20 and closes Nov. 3. For more information, visit the Field Days website or email agfielddays@okstate.edu.
OSU Agriculture is dedicated to improving the quality of life of Oklahomans through science-based information and education. It is comprised of the Ferguson College of Agriculture and two state agencies: OSU Ag Research and OSU Extension.
