Pearls of Production: Women in Agriculture Conference

The University of Missouri Extension is offering the Pearls of Production: Women in Agriculture Conference is a program designed to provide a leadership and hands-on training opportunity for women involved in livestock production in Missouri. The program is designed to reach women who are playing larger roles and making key decisions in livestock production on the farm.

November 6, 2015

12:30 p.m. Conference Registration Opens

1:00 p.m. – Rotating sessions begin: Tractors, Equipment & Maintenance, Meat, Food & Quality for Consumers, Health & Safety of You and Your Animals, Government Programs and the Business of Your Farm

·         1:00 p.m. First rotating session

·         2:00 p.m. Second rotating session

·         3:00 p.m. Break

·         3:30 p.m. Third rotating session

·         4:30 p.m. Fourth rotating session

5:30 p.m. Social Hour and Dinner

6:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker Lorenza Pasetti, Volpi Foods

November 7, 2015

Hands-on Demonstrations with lunch from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Breakout sessions will be offered as follows:

Morning Sessions 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Beef Wendy Flatt, Kendra Graham, Reagan Bluel and Erin Larimore

Session 1:

Calving – signs, process, difficulty

Bull selection, confirmation, EPDs, Genetic testing

Body Condition scoring & nutrition

Swine Heather Smith and Marcia Shannon

Reproduction – artificial insemination, heat detection & semen processing

Farrowing – baby pig processing, farrowing induction, reproductive tracts

Forages and Pasture Management Amie Schleicher and Valerie Tate

What’s the plant? Forage & weed ID

Forage fertility for productivity

The latest on tall fescue varieties

Grazing management tools you can use

Start with a good foundation: soil sampling

Afternoon Sessions 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Beef Wendy Flatt, Kendra Graham, Reagan Bluel and Erin Larimore

Session 2:

Vaccine handling & schedule

Calf processing

Cattle feeder grades

Marketing cattle

Small Ruminants Charlotte Clifford-Rathert

Herd Health and Quality Assurance

Parasite Management

Hoof Trimming

Kidding and Lambing

Forages and Pasture Management Amie Schleicher and Valerie Tate

What’s the plant?

Forage & weed ID

Forage fertility for productivity

The latest on tall fescue varieties

Grazing management tools you can use

Start with a good foundation: soil sampling

For additional information go to http://muconf.missouri.edu/womenandagriculture or call 573-882-4349 or 1-866-682-6663.