WVU to host Summer Performance Test Field Day in Wardensville

WHAT: West Virginia University will host the Summer Performance Test Field Day at the Reymann Memorial Research, Education and Outreach Center with tours of the farm, presentations from researchers and a panel discussion.

WHO: Faculty members and researchers from the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, WVU Extension, experts in the agriculture industry

WHEN: Aug. 26

WHERE: Reymann Memorial Research, Education and Outreach Center, 1695 State Route 259, Wardensville

NOTES: The best photo and video opportunities are as follows:

  Presentations, 1-3 p.m.

        ·     From Lab Plots to Pasture: Evolution and Revolution in the Regenerative Age — Matt Wilson, professor of animal sciences, WVU Davis College

            ·      Genetic Selection and Relevance in a High-Cost World — Troy Rowan, professor of animal science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

            ·      The True Value of Genetic$ — Charles Martinez, professor of agriculture economics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

            ·      Animal Genetics: Testing Then, Now and in the Future — Kent Anderson, strategic account manager, Zoetis

  Tours and cattle viewing, 3:30 p.m.         

            ·      Practical Weed Control for Pastures — Rakesh Chandran, professor and weed specialist, WVU Davis College and WVU Extension

  Keynote speaker, 6:30 p.m.

       ·      Focus on Rural Mental Health: Taking Care of Each Other, Ensuring the Future — Michele Payne, podcaster and author of “Food Bullying: How to Avoid Buying B.S.”

  Panel discussion, 7:15 p.m.

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ON-SITE MEDIA CONTACT: Jerry Yates
Farm Manager, Reymann Memorial Research, Education and Outreach Center
WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
304-261-3035; Jerry.Yates@mail.wvu.edu

OR

MEDIA CONTACT: Lindsay Wiles
Director of Marketing and Communications
WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
304-293-2381; Lindsay.Wiles@mail.wvu.edu

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