Steak and Potatoes Field Day

Educational Session Topics Included:

These sessions below qualify for Pesticide Recertification Points:

• Beef Production (1 point): Categories – 1, 10, 12, PA
• Fruit & Vegetable (1 point): Categories – 1, 10, 12, PA
• Landowner (1 point): Categories – 1, 5, 10, 12

Beef Production

8:30 – 9:00 AM: Warm Season forage Options for Tall Fescue Producers – Renata Oakes

9:00 – 9:30 AM: The Microbes Behind Cattle Performance – Phil Myer

9:30 – 10:00 AM: The Advance of the Beef Industry in TN in the Past 30 Years – Neal Schrick

10:00 – 10:30 AM: Pasture Weed Control – Hannah Wright-Smith

10:30 – 11:00 AM: Current Status of New World Screwworm – Lew Strickland

11:00 – 11:30 AM: Alternate Fly Control – Chris Binkley

Fruit and Vegetable

8:30 – 9:00 AM: Weed Management in Fruits and Veggies – Hannah Wright-Smith

9:00 – 9:30 AM: High-Density Orchard Demo with Potted Trees – Annie Vogel

9:30 – 10:00 AM: Finding the Right Jack-o-Lantern for your Market – Annette Wszelaki

10:00 – 10:30 AM: Systems and Setup for Water and Fertility Management in Small Plot Vegetables and Cut Flowers – Natalie Bumgarner

10:30 – 11:00 AM: Deer Fencing – Chris Graves

11:00 – 11:30 AM: Disease and Pest Management at Different Scales from Garden to Farm – Jensen Hayter

Landowner

8:30 – 9:00 AM: Silvopasture Establishment – Stephen Pearis

9:00 – 9:30 AM: New Fencing Products Demonstration – Datamars Daniel Menge

9:30 – 10:00 AM: Cost Share Programs for Fencing – NRCS Cody Franklin

10:00 – 10:30 AM: What has Caused a Decline in Wild Turkey Abundance in Some Areas, and What Can We Do About It? – Craig Harper

10:30 – 11:30 AM: Weed Control, Fish Kill, Soil Samples, Fish Pond and Aquatic Q&A – Creig Kimbro

11:30 AM: Sponsored Lunch