Beef
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Join us for the next Oglethorpe County Cattlemen’s meeting at the Extension office at 7pm on June 11, 2024. RSVP by June 10th is required by calling 706-743-8341. This meeting presentation will credit one continuing education unit to private applicators.
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Purchasing local beef in bulk quantities can be a great option for many families. Buying an animal to have butchered gives the consumer a choice in how the animal is fed, processed, and packaged. Families can pool resources together to split an animal into halves or quarters in consideration of their budgets and available freezer…
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Feed costs typically determine profitability on a cattle farm, so it’s no surprise farmers continue to be innovative with feeding strategies. In the southeast, livestock producers can take advantage of long growing seasons and generally abundant rainfall. But even here, meeting feed requirements during the winter represents a major fraction of a farm’s variable costs.…
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Calling all beef cattle producers…. Oglethorpe County Extension is hosting Dr. Brent Credille of the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine for a lunch hour lecture on Beef Herd Health. This class is open to anyone, but RSVP is required. Call 706-743-8341 to RSVP by noon on September 6, 2023. Cost of attendance is $10 per…
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The next meeting of the Oglethorpe County Cattlemen’s Association will be April 11, 2023 at 7pm. The meeting will take place at the Oglethorpe County Ag Education Center. Please RSVP to our office by Monday April 10th if you plan to attend. 706-743-8341. There will be a $5 charge for the meal.
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We will have a Lunch and Learn at our office this month that is sure to be a good one. Jason Duggin, UGA Beef Specialist from our Calhoun research facility, will discuss heifer development. The lunch will be sponsored by a Oconee River RC&D grant we obtained for beef reproduction education in Oglethorpe County, so…