SOUTHEAST RESEARCH STATION FIELD DAY
November 11, 2010
(Located on Hwy 16W, Franklinton, La.)
9-9:30 a.m. Registration - View Exhibits, Coffee & Donuts
9:30-10 a.m. Welcome
Dr. Mike McCormick, Resident Coordinator, LSU AgCenter, Southeast Research Station
Dr. Bobby Fletcher Jr., Southeast Regional Director, LSU AgCenter
Dr. David Boethel, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station Director and Vice Chancellor, LSU Ag Center
10 to 11:30 a.m. Outdoor Field Tour/Hay Ride
Stop 1 Protein Supplements for Lactating Dairy Cows
Dr. Vinicius Moreira, LSU AgCenter, Southeast Research Station
Stop 2 Stockpiled Bahia Grass for Dairy Heifers: Preliminary Findings
Dr. Ronnie Bardwell, LSU AgCenter, Southeast Research Station
Using Stockpiled Bahia Grass on a Commercial Beef Farm
Mr. Cooper Hurst, Hunt Hill Cattle Co., Woodville, Miss.
Clover Interseeded in Bermuda Grass
Dr. Kun-Jun Han, LSU AgCenter, Southeast Research Station
Stop 3 Cell Grazing Winter Pastures with Holsteins and Holstein x Jersey Milk Cows
Dr. Mike McCormick, LSU AgCenter, Southeast Research Station
Indoor Program
11:30-12 p.m. Dietary Supplements for Pasture-based Dairy Cattle
Dr. Charlie Hutchison, Dairy Specialist, LSU AgCenter, School of Animal Sciences
12-12:30 p.m. Dietary Supplements for Pasture-based Beef Cattle
Dr. Karl Harborth, Beef Specialist, LSU AgCenter, School of Animal Sciences
12:30-1 p.m. Barbecue Lunch
1-2:00 p.m. Informal Viewing:
- Equipment displays
- Annual ryegrass, oat, rye, and wheat variety evaluations
- Reseeding clovers and winter pea evaluation
- Dairy Lagoon Floating Island Research