COOK STATION, Mo. – The University of Missouri’s Wurdack Extension and Education Center 2024 field day, Friday, Oct. 4, will focus on cattle management strategies, including reproduction, feed and forage.

“Cattle and forage management should be top of mind for any beef producer in Missouri,” said Gatlin Bunton, director of MU Wurdack Center, a 1,200-acre research and demonstration farm on the Meramec River in the northeastern Ozarks. “This field day will allow participants to gain new perspectives on reproductive strategies in beef cattle and a better understanding of forage options beyond tall fescue.”

Register for the free event at https://www.cvent.com/d/hzqvl5/4W.

MU Extension experts are among the speakers on the tour. The field day begins at 9:30 a.m. and wraps up with a free lunch at noon.

Topics and speakers include:

• Cattle reproduction and artificial insemination techniques, Cecilia Constantino Rocha, assistant research professor.
• Reproductive management in replacement heifers, Thiago Martins, state extension beef reproduction specialist.
• Winter annual forage options, Chrisee Brandl, field specialist in livestock.
• Grain sorghum as a winter-feeding strategy, Rusty Lee, field specialist in agronomy.
• Beef management on warm-season grass pastures, Eric Meusch, field specialist in livestock.
• Economics of conversion to native warm-season grass, Rachel Hopkins, field specialist in ag business.
• Assessing cool-season grass pastures for renovation, Ellen Herring, research specialist.

The MU Wurdack Extension and Education Center is at 164 Bales Road, Cook Station. For more information, visit https://extension.missouri.edu/programs/wurdack.