Black cow eating forage in a field — A new field day on Oct. 17 is geared towards cattle producers and will be held at several research stations in the Stillwater area. Topics will include beef production, cattle and forage management, parasite control and production economics. (Photo by OSU Agriculture)

OSU Agriculture to host new Livestock & Range Field Day for cattle producers

Thursday, October 10, 2024

Media Contact: Alisa Boswell-Gore | Office of Communications & Marketing, OSU Agriculture | 405-744-7115 | alisa.gore@okstate.edu

Oklahoma State University Agriculture will introduce a new Livestock & Range Field Day in the Stillwater area on Thursday, Oct. 17. The event will provide information on beef production, cattle and forage management, parasite control and production economics.

According to Laura Goodman, OSU associate professor and Extension specialist for rangeland ecology, the encroachment of woody plants in grassland pastures is the leading cause of livestock forage loss on Great Plains rangelands.

Prescribed fire management using patch burn grazing increases forage quality, stockpiles grass for drought, rotates cattle grazing without the addition of fencing, and increases habitat availability for wildlife while controlling the spread of woody plants. Prescribed fire management is one of several topics to be discussed at the Livestock & Range Field Day.

“We have been studying patch burn grazing at the Stillwater Range Research Station for 25 years and added goats to these cattle pastures in 2020,” Goodman said. “I will share about woody plant control, livestock performance, grazing behavior, diet selection and the economics of this management approach.”

What: The Livestock & Range Field Day will include presentations on beef production, cattle and forage management, parasite control and production economics. Registration is required and can be completed on the field days website.

When and where: 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Oct. 17 at OSU research stations around Stillwater. Check-in is at 8 a.m. at the Range Cow Research Center North Range, 2927 N. Perry Road.

Schedule:

Tank Mixes for Broad Leaf Weed Control on Range
Goat Grazing and Patch Burning for Woody Plant Control
Virtual Fencing for Management of Cattle
Sire Selection for Calf Growth
Beef Cattle Production and Management
Cow Efficiency: What is it and how do you get it?
Cattle Internal Parasite Resistance

For more information, contact the OSU Field and Research Service Unit at agfielddays@okstate.edu or 405-744-9607.