Beef Cattle Extension

2021 TRI-STATE BEEF CONFERENCE -AUGUST 5th IN BLOUNTVILLE, TN (press release pdf)

• 2021 Tri State Beef Conference Brochure

The thirteenth Annual Tri-State Beef Cattle conference will be held at the Ron Ramsey Regional Ag Center in Blountville, Tennessee on August 5^th. This year’s conference will address topics of interest to both stocker and cow-calf producers. The conference will be a one-day event and will include educational sessions covering such topics as stocker health, using EPDs and genomically enhanced EPDs in today’s decision making, beef cattle outlook, price risk management tools and uses, upgrading existing working facilities, and mineral supplementation. There will once again be virtual tours of operations from each of the three states and then a time of questions and answers with the producers themselves.

A trade show will be open during the conference, with many of the organizations involved in the region’s beef industry there for participants to meet and learn more about their products and services.

The conference will begin with registration at 8:00 a.m. and the program beginning at 9:20 a.m. The trade show will open at 8:00 a.m.

The meeting is being sponsored by the University of Tennessee Extension, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and North Carolina Cooperative Extension. Registration information and complete details will be available through your county Extension Office. Registration for the conference is $20 through July 23^rd and $25 after July 23^rd. Additional information can be obtained from Dr. Scott Greiner, Extension Beef Specialist, Virginia Tech, phone 540-231-9159, email sgreiner@vt.edu, through your local Extension office, or on the web at https://www.apsc.vt.edu/extensionandoutreach/beef-extension.html

PROGRAM

8:00 a.m.             Registration and Visit Trade Show

9:10 a.m.             Welcome

9:20 a.m.             Managing Macro and Micro Nutrients in Mineral Dr. Katie Mason, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist University of Tennessee

10:00 a.m.           Breakout Session: EPDs and Genomically Enhanced EPDs Dr. Scott Greiner, Professor and Extension Specialist Virginia Tech University

10:00 a.m.           Breakout Session: Price Risk Management Dr. Lew Strickland, DVM, Associate Professor and Extension Veterinarian University of Tennessee

10:40 a.m.           Break and Visit Trade Show

11:10 a.m.           Upgrading Existing Working Facilities and Low-Cost Options Mr. Kevin Thompson, Director of Middle Tennessee Research and Education Center University of Tennessee

11:50 a.m.           Steak Lunch and Visit Trade Show

1:05 p.m.             Beef Cattle Outlook and Risk Management Dr. Andrew P. Griffith, Associate Professor and Livestock Economist University of Tennessee

1:45 p.m.             Virtual Tours and Panel Discussion

2:45 p.m.             Wrap-up

2021 VT Beef Producer's Health Conference

Tuesday, January 12th 

• Beef Production Health- Dr. John Currin-Beef Cattle Benchmarking; Dr. Seirra Guynn-The VCPR and Pharmaceuticals; Dr. Hannah Varnell-Making Smart Culling Decisions and Dr. Terry Swecker-Host

Tuesday, January 19th

• Individual Health Problems- Dr. Meghan Brookhart- The Thin Cow; Dr. Kevin Pelzer- The Cold Calf; Dr. Hollie Schramm-The Lame Cow and Dr. John Currin-Host

Tuesday, January 26th 

• Timely Topics: Beef Production in VA - Dr. Laura Hungerford- Bovine Coronavirus; Dr. Kevin Lahmers- Theileria in VA: An Update; Dr. Jamie Stewart- New Bull Breeding Soundness Exam Guidelines and Dr. Sherrie Clark-Host

2021 Virginia Master Cattlemen's Program

Virtual Online Course
Beginning at 6:30pm
Tuesday, March 2nd through Tuesday, April 13
Registration deadline: February, 19th

Seven Beef Cattle Management Modules:

• Herd Health
• Nutrition
• Reproduction
• Economics
• Genetics
• Marketing
• Forage Management

This program will be offered via Zoom on the following dates at 6:30 p.m.

• March 2nd
• March 9th
• March 16th
• March 23rd
• March 30th
• April 6th
• April 13th

Registration fee of $70