Beef, Forage and Wildlife Field Day

Local farmers and hunters who want to improve their knowledge of cattle management and hunting techniques should check out the upcoming beef, forage and wildlife field day at the LSU AgCenter Bob R. Jones-Idlewild Research Station.

The field day will be held Nov. 1 at the station, which is located at 4419 Idlewild Road in Clinton. Registration for the event will begin at 7:30 a.m.

The topics covered will include electronic cattle tag reading, pasture fence line management, cattle vaccinations for fall, implants in replacement heifers, oat variety and preference trials, thermal scope and suppressor demonstration and a meat cutting demonstration. There also will be updates on the New World screwworm and chronic wasting disease.

The field day can count toward Louisiana Master Farmer Program Phase 2 and continuing education credits.

There is no cost to attend and lunch will be provided. To pre-register for the event, go to https://tinyurl.com/WildlifeFieldDay25. For more information, contact Donna Gentry at ZHNnZW50cnkgfCBhZ2NlbnRlciAhIGxzdSAhIGVkdQ== or call 225-683-3101.

You may also like the following events from LSU AgCenter:

• Next Wednesday, 8th October, 08:00 am, Louisiana Farm to School Conference in Baton Rouge
• This month, 17th October, 08:00 am, St. Tammany Master Gardeners Fall Seminar in Mandeville
• This month, 17th October, 12:00 pm, Louisiana Homesteader Conference in Bossier City