Wednesday, November 19, 2014

2015 Ohio Beef Feedlot School to be held in Greenville

Farmers and producers interested in learning more about beef feedlot nutrition and maximizing profits can participate in a discussion of the issues by experts from Ohio State University Extension during a Beef Feedlot School January 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2015 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Anderson Marathon Ethanol 5728 Sebring Warner Road, Greenville, Ohio.

The school will focus on beef feedlot nutrition, maximizing profits by increasing feed efficiency and using byproducts to reduce feed costs.

The beef feedlot school will be taught by Francis Fluharty, a professor of ruminant nutrition at Ohio State. Fluharty specializes in feedlot nutrition and animal growth. The sponsor is OSU Extension, which is the statewide outreach arm of Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

Topics to be covered include:

  • January 8 Ruminant Digestive Physiology, Rumen Function and Carbohydrates
  • January 15 Protein Digestion and Metabolism, Protein Sources and DDGs
  • January 22 Receiving and Growing Strategies for Calves Versus Yearlings, and Holstein Growing
  • and Finishing
  • January 29 Methodologies to enhance Marbling and Feed Efficiency

Registration is $50 by December 22. Participants can register by contacting the Darke County OSU
Extension office at 937.548.5215.

The registration fee includes access to all four classes. To get the most of the school, producers need to come to all four nights to get information that builds each night.

The sessions will also be recorded and broadcast live at the Crawford County OSU Extension office.
Producers in the Bucyrus area who want to attend the school but aren’t able to travel to Greenville can contact the Crawford office.

Other sponsors include: Darke County Cattlemen’s Association, Ohio Cattlemen’s Association, Keller Grain & Feed, Inc., and Versailles Feed Mill, Inc.

For more information about OSU Extension, Darke County, visit the Darke County OSU Extension web site at www.darke.osu.edu, the OSU Extension Darke County Facebook page or contact Sam Custer, at 937.548.5215.

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