Please join us on February 12th for the 9th annual Northeast Georgia Beef Cattle Short Course in Athens, GA! This year’s we have another great program covering timely topics in beef cattle production. The registration covers the full day’s program, notebook, hat, meal, and snacks. Also, we will have vendors and representatives from several companies and institutions to visit with during the breaks and lunch.

Participants this year will receive continuing education hours for Beef Quality Assurance (3 hours), Private Pesticide Credits (1 hour), and Commercial Category 21 Pesticide Credits (1 hour). 

If you have any questions about the program, please contact your local Extension office (1-800-ASK-UGA1). Cost is $30. Register online here.

Agenda:

8:30 a.m.         Registration Opens (Visit with Sponsors)

 9:00 a.m.        Welcome

 9:10 a.m.        Beef Cattle Market Outlook — 

Tommie Shepherd, UGA Applied and Ag Economics

 9:45 a.m.        Utilizing Data from the Georgia Beef Challenge in Your Herd — 

Jason Duggin, UGA Animal and Dairy Science

10:15 a.m.       Break (Visit with Sponsors)

10:45 a.m.       Estrous Synchronization for Large and Small Operations —

Pedro Fontes, UGA Animal and Dairy Science

11:30 a.m.       10,000 Ways to Kill a Cow (Or, how to avoid some!) —

Nathan Eason, UGA Cooperative Extension
Lawton Stewart, UGA Animal and Dairy Science

12:00 noon         Lunch (Visit with Sponsors)

1:00 p.m.            Afternoon Rotation:

            1. Do I have enough hay to get through the winter? —

Carole Knight and Raymond Fitzpatrick, UGA Cooperative Extension

            2.  What can I learn from the Heifer Efficiency and
                 Reproductive Development (HERD) Program? —

Lucy Ray, David Daniel, and Greg Pittman, UGA Cooperative Extension

Lee Jones, UGA School of Veterinary Medicine          

            3.  Methods and Benefits of Pregnancy Diagnosis — 

Pedro Fontes, UGA Animal and Dairy Science

4:00 p.m.          Wrap Up and Door Prizes