Beef cattle, forage crops field day scheduled for May 1 near Mo
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Beef cattle, forage crops field day scheduled for May 1 near Mound Valley

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Kansas State University's Southeast Agricultural Research Center has scheduled a Beef Cattle and Forage Crops Field Day for May 1.

Registration for the event begins at 8:30 a.m., at the center's Mound Valley Unit two and one-half miles west of Mound Valley, Kan., on U.S. Highway 160 (formerly K-96), then one-fourth 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.

4/21/08
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Date: 4/17/08


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