Missouri Livestock Symposium
Livestock managers can have a possibility to find out about a wide range of forage-related matters on the twenty fourth annual Missouri Livestock Symposium, says Garry L. Mathes, chairman.
Zac Erwin, MU Extension Livestock Specialist and Symposium vice-chair says, “The forages speaker lineup this 12 months will embody a variety of matters from a various group of audio system. This 12 months’s audio system embody specialists from the three A’s: Company, Academia, and Ag producers.” “With drought recent on Missouri producer’s minds, this might be a fantastic alternative to listen to concepts on the best way to overcome each short-term and long-term forage challenges,” added Erwin.
Jamie Kurtz, Missouri State Grassland Specialist with the Pure Sources Conservation Service, will give a chat titled “Do Native Grasses Slot in Your Operation?”.
Wesley Tucker, Agribusiness Specialist with MU Extension will talk about “Choices for $5000/acre pasture — cow/calf, stockers, promoting hay”.
Dr. Harley Naumann, College of Missouri, will speak about “Various Methods for Extending the Grazing Season”.
David Boatright, a diversified livestock producer from Sedalia, will current a session titled “Do You Need to Signal the Entrance or the Again of the Verify?”
Rounding out the 2023 Forages Observe might be a producer panel that features David Otte, a producer from Kahoka, Mo. together with David Boatright and Jamie Kurtz.
Along with classes on forages, there might be academic tracks on beef cattle, horses, sheep, and market goats. Further classes on inventory canine, horticulture, and farm administration will even be supplied. Tracks run concurrently, so attendees are inspired to carry household and pals to assist seize essentially the most out of the a number of classes.
The Missouri Livestock Symposium might be held Dec. 1-2 on the William Matthew Center College, 1515 S. Cottage Grove, Kirksville. Doorways to the Symposium might be open 4-0 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, and eight a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2. The Symposium has an agricultural commerce present open in the course of the two days.
There isn’t any price to attend the Missouri Livestock Symposium and no advance registration is required. The Symposium presents a free beef dinner, at 6 p.m. Friday and a free lunch on Saturday. Meals are sponsored by Missouri commodity teams. A volunteer symposium committee organizes the occasion.
The Symposium is free because of many sponsors, together with Platinum degree sponsors College of Missouri Extension, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, Missouri Division of Agriculture, Missouri Sheep Merchandising Council, FCS Monetary, KTVO Studios, MFA Oil, USDA’s Pure Sources Conservation Service, and the Missouri Beef Trade Council.
Particulars and extra sponsors could be discovered at www.missourilivestock.com. Questions will also be directed to the Adair County MU Extension Middle at 660-665-9866, or Garry Mathes at 660-341-6625.
The Symposium attracts guests from throughout Missouri and close by states.
