2012 TIFTON BEEF CATTLE SHORT COURSE
From Eddie McGriff, University of Georgia Extension Agent, Coffee County, Georgia, on February 13th, 2012
2012 TIFTON BEEF CATTLE SHORT COURSE
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Tifton Bull Evaluation Center
PROGRAM Presiding: Lawton Stewart
9:00 AM Registration
9:30 Welcome …………………….. Joe West
9:45 Byproduct Feeding: Research Update …. Lawton Stewart
10:15 Economics of Selecting Replacement Heifers …. Curt Lacy
10:45 Break
11:00 Beef: What Are We Facing As an Industry? .. Josh White
11:30 Recent Advances in Estrous Synchronization and Artificial Insemination ……… Cliff Lamb
12:10 Lunch
Presiding: Ronnie Silcox
1:00 PM Battling Weeds: New Herbicides for Pastures …………….. Tim Murphy
1:30 Advances in Genetic Evaluation Tools for Selecting Breeding Stock ….Ronnie Silcox
2:10 Understanding Respiratory Disease and the Need for Vaccination …….. Lee Jones
3:00 Adjourn
The location is 12.5 miles east of I-75 (exit 78) and 1.5 miles west of Irwinville on Georgia Highway 32.
MAKE PLANS TO STAY OVER FOR THE TIFTON PERFORMANCE TESTED BULL SALE ON MARCH 7.
Registration Fee: $10.00
Make checks payable to: GCA/UGA Short Course Mail to: Patsie Cannon, 2360 Rainwater Road, Tifton, GA 31793-5766
