Cornell Beef Field Day scheduled for July 22

Beef Field Day will be held Saturday, July 22, on the Cornell University campus at Morrison Hall from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Cornell Department of Animal Science and the New York Beef Producers Association.

Beef producers will attend workshops on improving business efficiency through beef production web sites and computer software. Producers also will increase their knowledge of beef cattle nutrition and improve their ability to appraise meat quality and food safety. There also will be a tour of the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine.

The luncheon topic will be "Careers in Agriculture."

For reservations, call (607) 255-7712 by Friday, July 7. The cost per person is $10, $5 for each additional person from the same farm or family.

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