Northeast Georgia Beef Cattle
Short Course
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
UGA Livestock Instructional Arena
Athens, GA
COST - $40 (Meal and Materials)
Door Prizes to be given away!
REGISTER BY January 30, 2024
Online Registration: www.ugabeef.com/athens
Call your local County Extension Office for more information.
1-800-ASK-UGA1
The University of Georgia, Fort Valley State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and counties of the state cooperating. Cooperative
Extension offers educational programs, assistance and materials to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability.
An equal opportunity/affirmative action organization committed to a diverse work force.
8:30 a.m. Registration Opens (Visit with Sponsors)
9:00 a.m. Welcome
9:10 a.m. Beef Cattle Market Outlook
Will Secor, UGA Extension Livestock Economist
9:45 a.m. Incorporating EPDs and Genomic Tools into Your Herd
Jason Duggin, UGA Extension Beef Specialist
10:15 a.m. Break (Visit with Sponsors)
10:45 a.m. Weed Management Strategies for 2024
Lisa Baxter, UGA Extension Forage Specialist
11:15 a.m. Annual Forage Management
Jennifer Tucker, UGA Animal Scientist
12:00 noon Lunch (Visit with Sponsors)
1:00 p.m. Afternoon Rotation:
1. Evaluating Structure and Conformation
Dylan Davis, UGA Extension Livestock Specialist
2. Understanding a Breeding Soundness Exam
Pedro Fontes, UGA Extension Beef Specialist
Brad Heins, UGA Production Medicine Veterinarian
3. Feeder Calf Grading
Crystal Richburg, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
4. The Myth of the 1,000-Pound Cow and the 1,000-Pound Hay Bale
Greg Pittman, UGA Extension Agent, Jackson County
Zach McCann, UGA Extension Agent, Banks County
4:15 p.m. Wrap Up and Door Prizes
Continuing Ed.:
• 3 hrs. for Beef
Quality Assurance
• 1 hr. private
pesticide credits
• 1 hr. commercial
category 21
pesticide credits
Join us on Thursday,
February 8 for the Focus
on EPDs Bull Sale
ugabeef.com/focusonepds
