Welcome
Welcome Message – Bill Lamberson, interim superintendent of the Thompson Research Center
Welcome Message – Shibu Jose, associate dean in the CAFNR Office of Research and director of the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
Welcome Message – Christopher Daubert, CAFNR vice chancellor and dean
Field Day Presentations
Implementing Hair Shedding EPDs – Jared Decker, associate professor in the Division of Animal Sciences
Sexed Semen: Costs, Benefits, and Systems for Successful Application – Jordan Thomas, assistant Extension professor in the Division of Animal Sciences
7 & 7 Synch: A New Protocol for Synchronization of Estrus Among Beef Cows Prior to Fixed-Time AI with Conventional or Sex-Sorted Semen – Carson Andersen, graduate research assistant in the Division of Animal Sciences
Stocker Cattle Research in Missouri – Eric Bailey, assistant professor in the Division of Animal Sciences and state beef Extension specialist
Market Outlook for Cattle – Scott Brown, director of strategic partnerships for CAFNR and associate Extension professor of agricultural and applied economics
Preventing Calf Diarrhea with Rotational Grazing – Brian M. Shoemake, DVM, MS, assistant teaching professor, food animal medicine, Veterinary Health Center
Grazing Cover Crops – Derek Brake, assistant professor in the Division of Animal Sciences
Budgeting for Agricultural Decision Making – Ryan Milhollin, Extension specialist in agricultural economics