Cottonwood Station to Host Precision Ranching Technology Field Day

South Dakota State University's Cottonwood Field Station will host a Precision Ranching Technology Field Day on July 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. MDT.

The field day will be broken up into morning and afternoon sessions -- the morning sessions will consist of a field tour of the Cottonwood Field Station and demonstrations of various precision livestock management technology being implemented at the station. The afternoon sessions will be held at the Wall Community Center located at 501 Main St. in Wall and will focus on applications, challenges, benefits and data insights of precision technology for ranch applications.

"Though precision agriculture has been around for a number of years, most of the applications have been in cropping systems," said Jamie Brennan, assistant professor and SDSU Extension Livestock Grazing Specialist. "New technologies have enhanced our ability to measure and manage livestock on the landscape, though many of these technologies are in the early stage of adoption. This field day is aimed at producers interested in learning about some of these technologies and how they might be incorporated into a ranch production setting."

Attendees will leave with increased knowledge of precision livestock management technologies, how data can be used to make management decisions, new products that are coming online and some of the limitations for implementing new technologies on an operation.

To register, visit the SDSU Extension events page at https://bit.ly/3Q6BIT4, or follow the link below. The cost of registration is $20, and lunch will be included. The Cottonwood Field Station is located approximately 19 miles east of Wall along U.S. Highway 14 at 23738 Fairview Road, Philip, SD 57567.