Farm Director KC Sheperd is talking with the Oklahoma State University Area Agricultural Economics Specialist, JJ Jones, about the upcoming OSU Cattlewomen’s Bootcamp set for June 10-12. Jones said the workshop is open to everyone who is interested in learning more about cattle production.
“This is a three-day camp where we basically talk about anything cattle-related, but we teach it from the Cattlewomen’s perspective,” Jones said. “Not that it is much different from anyone else’s perspective, but there is a project we used to do called Annie’s project that basically was kind of focused around female producers and female owners. It was taught from the female perspective. We took that concept and applied it to the cow-calf bootcamp.”
The OSU Cattlewomen’s Boot Camp is a project that combines elements of two successful programs, Annie’s Project and the Oklahoma Livestock Boot Camps. Using previous agendas from the boot camps and the teaching model of Annie’s Project, the program intends to create an informative and engaging learning experience for female producers covering various methods on how to manage the production, financial, and market risks when operating a beef cow/calf operation.
Jones said the program will fit in close to 30 hours of instruction within the three days.
“It is pretty much full of anything you can imagine when it comes to cattle production,” Jones said. “We try to teach you as much as we can possibly teach you within three days.”
This program will combine traditional educational programming with hands-on demonstrations and activities and classroom exercises. Topics that will be covered include but are not limited to:
- Cattle Evaluation
- Calf Management
- Herd Nutrition
- Hay Evaluation
- Forage Production
- Marketing
- Production and Financial Records
- Farm Transitions
- General Management Practices
- Farm Business Planning
- Herd Health and Vaccinations
- Facility Management and Selection
- Reproduction Management
- Calving Management
To learn more about the upcoming OSU Cattlewomen’s Bootcamp, visit the webpage by CLICKING HERE. JJ Jones can be contacted for more information at (580) 332-7011 or jj.jones@okstate.edu.
