– John F. Grimes, OSU Extension Beef Coordinator
The second session of the 2017 Ohio Beef Cattle School is rapidly approaching. It is slated for Tuesday, February 7 and will begin at 7:00 p.m. The second program in the series will build on the discussion from the first program which focused on the cow-calf segment of the beef industry.
Dr. Francis Fluharty, Research Professor, The Ohio State University Department of Animal Sciences, will be the featured presenter on February 7, 2017. This session will compare grazing versus confinement growing systems for feeder cattle. Dr. Fluharty will evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of these two distinctly different management systems.
The series will conclude on February 28, 2017 with Dr. Justin Sexten, Supply Development Director for Certified Angus Beef, serving as the final presenter. Dr. Sexten will discuss “Meeting consumer demand: Perspective from the feed yard to the consumer.” He will challenge the audience to consider questions such as: How do feeder, packer, grocer and restaurateur demands influence your cow-calf operation? ; Does an end-user focused cow herd work on the farm? ; What opportunities exist to capture value added processes?
Each evening’s webinar will be broadcast live beginning at 7 p.m. from host locations throughout Ohio as well as one in West Virginia. For more information about attending at any of the 27 remote location sites, go to this direct link about the 2017 Ohio Beef Cattle School at: http://go.osu.edu/BeefSchool . A list of the host locations and contact information is available at the end of the article.