The field day will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. CT at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) and Great Plain Education Center located at 820 Road 313 Clay Center, NE 68933.
The field day will feature presentations, and tour stops from faculty from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska Extension, and scientists from USMARC. The tour stops will be an opportunity where participants can learn about current topics such as female development and management, research and feeding technologies, along with heifer and cow nutritional management.
Registration will open at 10:30 a.m. and there is a $20 fee to register and pre-registration for meal count is requested by contacting Kacie McCarthy (kacie.mccarthy@unl.edu) or register at the link: https://go.unl.edu/cowcalf_fieldday_jun24
Speakers and topics will include:
- Cow Efficiency Research – Colby Redifer, Ph.D., Post-Doc U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
- Research with IVF Technology – Alex Snider, Ph.D. Scientist at U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
- Heifer Development Research – Bob Cushman, Ph.D. Scientist at U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
- Technology for Beef Industry (i.e. Virtual Fencing, Water Monitoring, etc.) – Yijie Xiong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Precision Livestock Specialist in the Department of Animal Science, Lincoln.
Research stops will include:
- Research and Feeding Technologies (Area 25 and Feedlot) – Matthew Crouse, Ph.D. Scientist U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
- SmartFeed (C-Lock, Inc) Technology and Mineral Intake of Mature Cows Throughout the Year – Tanner Wansing, MS Graduate Student in the Department of Animal Science, Lincoln.
- SmartFeed (C-Lock, Inc) Technology for Targeted Supplementation for Replacement Heifers – Kacie McCarthy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Cow-Calf Specialist in the Department of Animal Science, Lincoln
