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Research results, feedout results and precision technology for livestock are a few topics scheduled for the beef production field tour July 16 at North Dakota State University’s Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC) Field Day.

The beef production tour is one of several tours offered during the morning of the field day. Other tours are agronomy, northern hardy fruit, and organic and sustainable agriculture. An afternoon tour will focus on agronomics and outlook of specialty crops.

The center’s 65th annual field day begins at 9 a.m. with registration, coffee and a welcome address by NDSU leaders, including NDSU President David Cook, and special guests. At 9:30, attendees will have the opportunity to choose from four tour options that run concurrently. Lunch will be served at noon with an afternoon tour on specialty crops available from 1:15 to 3 p.m. 

Topics and speakers for this year’s beef production program are:

  • Feedout project updates: Dakota Feeder Calf Show and Angus University – Karl Hoppe, Extension livestock systems specialist, CREC
  • Livestock research update – Colin Tobin, animal scientist, CREC

Demonstrations on technology for livestock:

  • Estimating cattle condition with camera sensors – Tobin
  • Virtual fencing for cattle – Miranda Meehan, Extension livestock environmental stewardship specialist, NDSU Department of Animal Sciences, Fargo
  • Ear tags and other precision livestock technologies – Guillermo Scaglia, department chair, NDSU Department of Animal Sciences, Fargo
  • Camera grading for quality grade at local locker plants – Shane Wendel, Dakota Angus LLC, Carrington

The noon meal is free of charge thanks in part to support from Green Bison Soy Processing and the Carrington Research Extension Center. 

The CREC is 3.5 miles north of Carrington on U.S. Highway 281.

For more information about the beef production program, visit ndsu.ag/crec-field-day.

Direct any further questions to Hoppe, Tobin or Mary Keena at 701-652-2951 or by email at karl.hoppe@ndsu.edu, colin.tobin@ndsu.edu or mary.keena@ndsu.edu.