GRAND
RAPIDS, Minn. (12/22/2016)—The University of Minnesota Beef Team is proud to host the
annual Cow/Calf Days Seminar Tour and Trade Show at 10 locations across the
state in January and February. This event has been held for over 40 years and
continues to be the leading information, technology, and research outlet for
cow/calf producers in the state of Minnesota.
The
2017 event will feature information on managing scours in calves, results of a
U of M study on the impact of different hay rake designs, grazing management,
and results of a U of M study on the impact of hay feeder design on hay waste.
Updates from the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association will also highlight
the event. The corresponding tradeshow will feature vendors with new
information, technology, and products with a wide-array of practical uses for
the operators in the cow-calf sector.
The
program is directed at cow/calf producers, allied industry representatives, and
is open to the public. A meal will be served with the program and a registration
fee of $10 per person (register and pay at the door) will include the meal,
proceedings book, and program materials.
Location
and start times are listed below; each session is approximately three hours.
More information can be found at the Cow/Calf Days Seminar Tour and Trade Show
website: www.extension.umn.edu/beef or contact Eric
Mousel at 218.398.1916, emmousel@umn.edu.
Southern
Tour
JAN
23 – Mora, MN, 5:30 PM, Kanabec County Jail, 18 N Vine Street
JAN
24 – Starbuck, MN, 9:30 AM, Jim Wulf Bull Development Center, 30819 250th
Street
JAN
25 – Pipestone, MN, 9:30 AM, MN West Community & Technical College,
1314 N Hiawatha Avenue
JAN
26 – Oronoco, MN, 5:30 PM, Tony Rossman Farm, 7000 70thStreet NW
JAN
27 – Le Center, MN, 9:30 AM, Le Sueur County Fairgrounds, 320 S Plut Avenue
Northern
Tour
FEB
7 – Staples, MN, 9:30 AM, Central Lakes College, 1830 Airport Road
FEB
7 – Bagley, MN, 5:30 PM, American Legion, 288 Main Avenue N
FEB
8 – Lancaster, MN, 5:30 PM, Community Center
FEB
9 – Roseau, MN, 5:30 PM, Gene’s Bar & Grill, 1095 3rdStreet NW
FEB
10 – Iron Junction, MN, 5:30 PM, Clinton Community Center, 8907 MN-37
