The 2024 Northwest Louisiana Region Master Cattlemen Course has been set to begin February 27, 2024. Classes will be held once a week in the evening for ten weeks at the LSU AgCenter DeSoto Parish Extension Office, located at 10117 Hwy. 171 in Grand Cane. Tuition is $200 per person, which includes all classes, materials and evening meals. Those completing the course will also receive a Master Cattleman metal farm sign to display.
Classes, which include one topic per week, are Pasture Agronomy, Pasture Weed Management, Cattle Nutrition, Economics and Marketing, Reproduction, Animal Health, Breeding and Selection, End Product, Beef Quality Assurance Certification and Cattle Handling.
Space is limited so contact Lee Faulk at afaulk@agcenter.lsu. edu or 318-245-4200 or Joshua Salley at lsalley@ agcenter.lsu.edu or 318-872-0533.