Released: April 08, 2008

Beef Cattle and Forage Crops Field Day Scheduled for May 1 Near Mound Valley

PARSONS, Kan. – Kansas State University’s Southeast Agricultural Research Center has scheduled a Beef Cattle and Forage Crops Field Day for Thursday, May 1.

Registration for the event begins at 8:30 a.m. at the center’s Mound Valley Unit 2-1/2 miles west of Mound Valley, Kan., on U.S. Highway 160 (formerly K-96), then 1/4 mile south on Elk Road. The program begins at 9 a.m.

About 20 agriculture-related companies will have displays available and will sponsor a complimentary lunch.

Presentations by K-State Research and Extension specialists planned for the day include:

• Corn, Ethanol and Cattle: What’s Ahead in 2008? – James Mintert, agricultural economist;

• Using Cow Body Condition Score to Determine Optimum Weaning Time – Karl Harboth, livestock specialist;

• Selection of Legumes for Interseeding into Fescue Pastures – Joe Moyer, forage agronomist;

• Forage Response to Fertilization – Doug Shoup, crops and soils specialist;

• Supplementation of Grazing Stocker Cattle - Lyle Lomas, animal scientist and head of K-State’s Southeast Agricultural Research Center.

In case of rain, the event will be indoors. More information about the field day is available by calling the research center at 620-421-4826.

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K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan.

Story by:
Mary Lou Peter-Blecha
mlpeter@oznet.ksu.edu
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