TOBACCO, BEEF & MORE Field Day and Trade Show

Highland Rim AgResearch and Education CenterSpringfi eld, TennesseeProviding AgResearch Solutions for over 70 years

For more information contact your county UT Extension o� ce or the Highland Rim AgResearch

and Education Center at 615-382-3130.

To request an accommodation for accessibility, call 615-382-3130.

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FIELD DAY SPONSORSPLATINUM LEVEL

Burley Stabilization Corporation

SILVER LEVELEastern Dark Fire Tobacco Growers’ Association

BRONZE LEVELKentucky-Tennessee Livestock Market

TRADE SHOW EXHIBITORSACI DistributorsArysta Life ScienceBergerCarolina SoilCumberland TractorDorris Milling Co.DuPont Crop ProtectionFarm Credit ServicesGAP ConnectionsGenex CooperativeHEC Crop InsuranceHerbicide StewardshipH&R Agri-PowerLand Trust for TennesseeNRCS and SCDRobertson Cheatham County CO-OPRubisco Seeds, LLCTDA Livestock & Equine MarketingTennessee Beef Industry CouncilTennessee Cattlemen’s AssociationThe Hogan CompanyTimac AGRO USATriGreen EquipmentUT Department of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsUT Department of Animal ScienceUT Beef and Forage CenterUT Entomology and Plant PathologyUT Institute of AgricultureUT Plant DiagnosticsUT Soil, Plant and Pest CenterZoetis

Burley Stabilization Corporation

TOUR SCHEDULERegistration begins at 7:30 a.m. at the fi eld day assembly area o� Oakland Road. Field Tours will run concurrently and last approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes each. Tours will depart at 8:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Lunch will be served after fi eld tours are completed.

DEPARTURE/RETURN SCHEDULE FOR ALL TOURS DEPART RETURN 8:45 a.m. 10:15 a.m. First Field Tours

10:15 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Trade Show Only

11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Final Field Tours

If you need to request an accommodation for accessibility, please contact us at 615-382-3130.

TOUR A—TOBACCOFungicide and Insecticide Update and Pesticide Residue Concerns Eric Walker

Dark Fired Tobacco Curing Strategies Andy Bailey

TOUR B—TOBACCOTobacco Variety Developments Bob Miller

TOUR C—BEEFArtifi cial Insemination Works: Why Don’t We Use It More?Justin Rhinehart

Blood Pregnancy Testing: Current Technology and Future PossibilitiesKy Pohler

TOUR D—BEEFPairing Byproduct Feeds with Forage AnalysisJason Smith

Veterinary Feed Directive Lew Strickland

AGRESEARCH OVERVIEWHighland Rim AgResearch and Education Center Overview TourHighland Rim AgResearch and Education Center Sta�

Three pesticide recertifi cation points can be obtained in categories 1, 4, 10, and 12 by participating in tours A and B.

SPEAKERSANDY BAILEYAssociate ProfessorDark Tobacco SpecialistUK/UT Department of Plant Sciences

BOB MILLERProfessorTobacco BreederUK/UT Department of Plant Sciences

KY POHLERAssistant ProfessorReproductive PhysiologyUT Department of Animal Science

JUSTIN RHINEHARTAssistant ProfessorBeef Cattle Extension SpecialistUT Department of Animal Science

JASON SMITHAssistant ProfessorBeef Ruminant NutritionUT Department of Animal Science

LEW STRICKLAND, DVM, MS, DACTAssistant ProfessorUT Department of Animal Science

ERIC WALKERAssistant ProfessorBurley Tobacco SpecialistUT/UK Department of Plant Sciences