August 2007
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June 2007
In Processing Report
June 01, 2007 marked the delivery day for the first class of bulls to begin testing at the LBT. What a day it was, the consignors arrived early and many stayed late. We started with a tour of the DRY pastures. Fortunately Ryegrass and Matua brome grasses were stockpiled in anticipation of the test beginning, and the calves would soon have an abundance of forages to consume.  Dr. Dee Whittier and the Vet students from VA Tech then began to booster the calves and evaluate their scrotal measurements. Tim Mize, Tommy Clark, and Jeremy Engh evaluated the calves for structural correctness and merit. The bulls were then put into two groups and moved to pasture for an 11 day warm up period. 

Consignors List
Jeremy Engh, Lakota, Remington, VA
David Caldwell - Tommy Clark, Mystic Hill, Culpeper, VA
Jim Wylie, Lazy Lane Farms Inc., Upperville, VA
Dr. Monira Riffat, Manor Farm, Washington, VA
Charlie & Martha Trantham, Lenoir Devons, Canton, N.C.
A.W. Garner, Plainfield Farm, Newburg, MD
Terry Slusher, Slusher Valley Farms, Floyd, VA
Pete Henderson, Edgewood Farms, Williamsburg, VA
Dr. H.Q. Tucker, Poke Berry Fields Farm, Orange, VA
Sam Daniel, Fox Run Farms, Oxford, N.C.
David Schoumacher Thistle Hill Farm, Warrenton, VA
Doug Linton, Quarter-Mor Farm, Remington, VA
Tom Underwood, Underwood Farms LLC, Culpeper, VA

Bull Analysis
The bulls look great. They are gaining at 2+ pounds per day on the stockpiled fescue and Rye Haylage. The bulls have begun to ride each other and show their masculinity. In the above section of articles by Dr. Williams, some of the affects of this behavior are listed.

December 1st Field Day
Continued from homepage.

The day started with a meet and greet and viewing of the bulls. At 9:00 a.m. host Jeremy Engh welcomed the visitors, introduced the speakers and spoke briefly about the development of the LBT and the LBT test goals.

Following Jeremy was Dr. Scott Greiner, Extension Animal Scientist, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Dr. Greiner spoke about the reason for performance testing, tools for sire selection, and how to evaluate bulls within a contemporary group.

For more from Dr. Greiner, click here.  

After Dr. Greiner’s talk, the group embarked on a ¾ of a mile pasture walk to look at Matua, Orchard, Rye, and Fescue Grasses, Alfalfa, Tricticale, and Forage turnips. The walk was led by Charlie Thornton of Tellus Consulting, Carl Stafford and Tim Mize, both Extension Agents in Agriculture and Natural Resources. Visitors were schooled in the use of grazing sticks, forage identification, soil and pasture management. Even though we are in a 100 year drought, and forages are not as impressive as they would normally be, experts in forage identification, soil and forage management, and grazing management were able to show how a properly implemented drought management plan can maximize AVAILABLE resources.