News Release Distributed 03/18/11
JEANERETTE, La. – South Louisiana cattle producers will have a chance to learn about a wide variety of topics at the Acadiana Cattle Producers Field Day at the LSU AgCenter Iberia Research Station on April 9. The event begins at 8 a.m. and ends with a lunch.
The Iberia Research Station is located off La. Highway 87, and the address is 603 LSU Bridge Road, Jeanerette.
The field tour will include talks on early season management of hay meadows, forage-fed beef research, beef genetics and visual appraisal of herd bulls.
An indoor program will include presentations on health issues of bulls, bull management and nutrition and using genetic tools for selecting bulls. There will also be an update on the MarketMaker program and information about an upcoming Master Farmer tour. For more information, contact Sonny Viator at (337) 276-5527.
Bruce Schultz