Stephen F. Austin State University Beefmaster Field Day
On June 8, 2013 Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) and Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) is hosting a Beefmaster field day and all BBU members are invited to attend. The one day program will be held in Nacogdoches, Texas at the Walter C. Todd Agriculture Research Center Beef Farm, 442 CR 123, Nacogdoches, Texas and the Agriculture building on the SFA campus, 1972 Wilson Drive, Nacogdoches, Texas. Please contact Dr. Erin Brown with SFA at browneg@sfasu.edu or 936-468-3705 to RSVP for the event.
Field day registration will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) at the Walter C. Todd Agriculture Research Center and the sessions will conclude around 3:00 p.m. CST at SFA campus agriculture building. The morning sessions include classes focusing on pasture management presented by Dr. Vanessa Corriher with Texas AgriLife Extension, nozzle selection for boom sprayers to control drift presented by Shane Colston with Winfield Solutions, basic genetics presented by Dr. Jason Banta with Texas AgriLife Extension and collecting DNA samples and overview of the BBU genomic project presented by Collin Osbourn with BBU.
SFA Beefmaster Field Day Flyer 2013
The afternoon sessions include classes focusing on ultrasound and using ultrasound information presented by Collin Osbourn with BBU and how to use social media to promote your ranch presented by Dr. Erin Brown with SFA.
For those interested, Emmons Ultrasound will be available to ultrasound any cattle that you might want to bring to have scanned. Please contact Dr. Erin Brown to let SFA know if you plan to bring cattle to the field day. This field day will also be offering Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) pesticide CEUs credits, one general and one drift management for a total of two TDA CEUs.
For more information about the SFA Beefmaster Field Day, please contact the Dr. Erin Brown at 936-468-3705. Stay connected to BBU through Facebook, view our videos on YouTube, follow us on Twitter and receive our news updates through joining our mailing list.