Precision Livestock Farming: Beef & Forage Systems Field Day

A full day for beef and forage producers with topics featuring warm-season forages, black vultures, cow efficiency, and more!

Cost for the day: $15/person – UT students, faculty, and staff are free.

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Registration/Visit Vendor Displays

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Welcome
Kevin Thompson, Center Director

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

“Are Cows Bad? New Approaches to Measuring Cow Efficiency”
Troy Rowan, Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science and Extension Beef Genetics Specialist

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

“The Power of Warm-season Forages”
Renata Nave Oakes, Professor, Department of Plant Sciences and Bruno Pedreira, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences and Director of the UT Beef and Forage Center

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

“The Advance of the Beef Cattle Industry in Tennessee Over the Past Thirty Years”
Neal Schrick, Professor and Head of the Department of Animal Science

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch/Vendors
Special Guest: Chancellor Donde Plowman, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

“Direct and Indirect Effects of Beef Cattle and Black Vulture Conflict”
Blair Downey, Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Science

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

“What You Need to Know About Your Product”
Kelly Vierck, Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Science