The 3rd Annual Cannon County Cattlemen’s Association Field Day was held at the MTSU Farm on September 29th. The Middle Tennessee State University Ag Department hosted the event at their farm located at 3211 Guy James Road, Lascassas, Tn. The Field Day included a Showmanship Clinic for youth conducted by local beef producer David Parker assisted by Katlyn and Kathryn Trail, tour of the state-of-art MTSU Dairy, rope halter workshop which included rope provided by CCCA for participants to make their very own rope halter, delicious chocolate milk which was courtesy of the MTSU Dairy and weed identification session which included 25 potted and labeled weeds which participants could learn their weeds and methods of controlling them in their pastures. The first step of controlling weeds is to accurately identify the target.The CCCA Board of Directors appreciates the attendance and support of businesses and producers throughout Cannon County. If you would like to become a member of the Cannon County Cattlemen’s Association, contact President Jared Franklin 464-3191, Past President Davy Sneed 904-5850 or Treasurer Shirley Dennis at 563-4123.
The Cannon County Cattlemen’s Association would like to thank our trade show vendors, Brian Rather with the Tennessee Farmers Coop and Joey King with Priefert Ranch Equipment, Randall Robbins with Accelerated Genetics, Dr. Warren Gill and Farm Manager Tim Redd with MTSU Ag Department, Cannon County Vocational Ag Teacher Courtney Nichols and Ken Tucker with The Woodbury Farmers Coop.
