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hirty-five graduate from Louisiana Master Cattleman course

Thirty-five graduate from Louisiana Master Cattleman course
Delhi, La. – Thirty-five cattle producers and industry professionals graduated on May 9 from a Louisiana Master Cattleman course hosted in Delhi by the LSU AgCenter.
The Louisiana Master Cattleman Program is a commodity-specific program designed to help beef producers become more profitable and environmentally sustainable, said Jason Holmes, AgCenter agent in Union Parish and regional livestock specialist. The program, which covers all aspects of beef production, began in 2004.
“Our hope for these graduating individuals is they increase farm profitability while becoming proficient in beef cattle best management practices,” said Holmes, who organized the class.
Participants must complete 30 hours of classroom instruction on topics including animal health, beef quality assurance, pasture agronomy, weed management, ruminant nutrition, cattle handling, economics and marketing, reproduction, breeding and selection, and end product. Upon graduation, participants are named Master Cattle Producers.
Master Cattleman classes are hosted around the state by local AgCenter extension agents.
“Our graduates exemplify the commitment our livestock producers have towards producing an economical, safe and acceptable red meat product for consumers,” Holmes said.
The Louisiana beef industry in 2014 was valued at $894.8 million, with 433,050 cows and 7,379 producers, according to the AgCenter’s Ag Summary. The new graduates are: – Terry S. Atwood, Bastrop– Rodney Barton, Bastrop– Kenney W. Bufkin, Delhi– Stacy Burns, Delhi– Ivery Caldwell, Jr., Collinton– Stephanie D. Caldwell, Collinston– Phyllis Cruse, Winnsboro– Wayne Cruse, Winnsboro– Don Head, Oak Ridge – Dewayne Hendry, Winnsboro– Matthew Hendry, Winnsboro – James “Bubba” Johns, Wisner– Amanda Smith Johnson, Sterlington– Francis V. Jordan, Rayville– Mary Eileen Jordan, Rayville– Nelda Lawrence, Winnsboro– Danny Matthews, Fort Necessity– Milly McIntyre, Delhi– Roy P. McIntyre, Delhi – William R. “Bubba” Miller, Eros– Rex Morgan, Rayville – Wayne Perritt, Winnsboro– Justin Pettit, Rayville– Larry Pettit, Rayville– Keith Price, Winnsboro– Jerry Salisbury, West Monroe– Phillip L. Shoemaker, Winnsboro– Paula M. Skipper, Delhi – Billy T. Smith, Eudora (AR)– John C. Turner, Monroe – Samuel Turner, Bastrop– Lori Vaughn, Rayville– Randy Vaughn, Rayville– Clifton O. Vining, III, Pioneer– Karen C. Vining, Pioneer