Beef Cattle and Forage Field Day set for April 11 in Overton
Event includes presentations from Texas A&M AgriLife experts, field sessions
The Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Overton will host a Beef Cattle and Forage Field Day on April 11 in Overton.
The field day will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the center, 1710 Farm-to-Market Road 3053. The event is free and includes lunch. To RSVP, call 903-834-6191 or 903-657-0376 by April 4 for the lunch count.
The event will include presentations by Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts stationed in Overton.
On the agenda
Featured topics and speakers include:
- Soil health management in East Texas, Anil Somenahally, Ph.D., AgriLife Research soil microbiologist and associate professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.
- Improvement of forage legumes and grasses for East Texas, Gerald Smith, Ph.D., AgriLife Research plant breeder, Regents Fellow and professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.
- Forage utilization for cow-calf and stockers, Monte Rouquette Jr., Ph.D., AgriLife Research forage physiologist, Regents Fellow and professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.
- Beef cattle fertility – the impact of the bull, George Perry, Ph.D., AgriLife Research beef cattle physiologist and professor, Department of Animal Science.
- Impact of forage quality on beef cattle nutrition, Jason Banta, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist and professor, Department of Animal Science, Overton.
