Mississippi Heifer Development Program

A custom heifer development program is currently being planned to start in October 2008. The program will focus on educating beef cattle producer on proper management of replacement heifers.

The objectives of the "Miss. Premium" program are:

• To educate beef producers in Mississippi.
• To increase the implementation of heifer development practices that will result in optimum reproductive efficiency as mature cows.
• To demonstrate management techniques necessary for replacement heifers to reach target weights and breed successfully.
• To demonstrate methods of evaluating heifers for disposition, performance, and reproductive traits.
• To investigate the production and economic value of differing management practices and report those findings in refereed journals