Forage-fed beef topic of seminar

Published 12:05 am Sunday, October 10, 2010

A forage-fed beef workshop is being offered by Mississippi State University’s Prairie Research Unit in Monroe County.

The seminar will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 22. It will cover forage systems for pasture-finished beef, the latest in forage-fed research, and advice on buying, selling and marketing.

Lunch will be provided, and admission is free. The workshop is presented by MSU’s Extension Service, the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, Louisiana State University AgCenter and the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative.

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The Prairie Research Unit is located at off Mississippi 382. Contact Holly Boland at 662-369-4426 or htb32@msstate.