Our 2024 Precision Livestock Technologies: Beef & Forage Systems Field Day event takes place on September 24, 2024 on the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Spring Hill.
Event Schedule:
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
11.00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Registration
Welcome (Kevin Thompson, Dr. Neal Schrick, Dr. Justin Rhinehart, Dr. Hongwei Xin)
“Utilizing crabgrass in the summer – production and quality of different varieties” (Dr. Renata Nave Oakes)
“Hay Quality: From Soil to Rumen” (Dr. Katie Mason & Dr. Bruno Pedreira)
“Demonstration of Pregnancy Detection Methods” (Dr. Saulo Zoca & Jim Rhoades)
Lunch & Visit Vendor Tents
Speaker: Stefan Maupin – Executive Director of Tennessee Soybean Promotion Council
“Developing an Automatic Body Condition Scoring System for Cattle Using Computer Vision” (Dr. Hao Gan)
“Time for Some R&R: Importance of Research When Striving to Maximize Reproductive Efficiency” (Dr. Lanett Edwards)
“Using Genomics to Understand Cow Efficiency and Sustainability Traits” (Dr. Troy Rowan)
Q&A Panel
Please Register Here For This Event! (NOTE: Students & UT Employees free)
Event Promo
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Questions?
Reach out to the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center by phone at 931-486-2129.
