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(CROSSVILLE, Tenn.) – Some familiar American food staples will be the focus of an event for agricultural producers on August 5 at the University of Tennessee Plateau Experiment Station in Crossville.

“We’ll have the whole meal in mind,” said Walt Hitch, superintendent of the Plateau Experiment Station. “This year’s Steak and Potatoes Field Day will provide an excellent opportunity for farmers to learn about the latest research and recommendations related to beef and vegetable production,” he said.

Field day participants will hear discussions related to beef production including nutrition, Bermuda grass and fescue management, post-weaning programs, and hay storage and feeding. One tour will feature management techniques used by the Plateau Experiment Station.

A tour of the station's vegetable variety trials will feature peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes, and pumpkins. Other topics of interest to producers will include successful marketing strategies, small fruit production, wildlife management, and new opportunities for greenhouse production.

Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. CDT. The event is free and open to the public.

The Plateau Experiment Station is one of 11 branch research units in the Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station system. It is located on U.S. Hwy 70N in Crossville. Take exit 311 off I-40 and travel south for 1.5 miles until it dead-ends into Hwy 70N. Turn left and follow Hwy 70N for approximately 3 miles. Turn left on Experiment Station Road at the UT Experiment Station sign.

For more information regarding the field day, contact the station directly at 931-484-0034. A map to the station and other information about its operations is available online at http://www.taes.utk.edu/stations/pes/.

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