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Dr. Ashley Edwards: [email protected] or 512-818-5476.
- Develop a management verification program focused on best management practices (BMPs).
- Educate producers on advantages and disadvantages of different marketing avenues.
- Collect and disseminate data on heifer and cow productivity and performance of offspring.
- Assess producer profitability through implementation of BMPs and chosen marketing avenues.
- Consultations with members of the LSU AgCenter on all aspects of production, such as reproductive management, health protocols, herd nutrition, record keeping, data analysis, and product marketing.
- Opportunity to collect and evaluate growth and reproductive performance data.
- Opportunity to market heifers through LSU AgCenter-supported sales.
- An online catalog of all Geaux Beef verified heifers will be developed and advertised publicly prior to all LSU AgCenter-supported sales.
If interested, please read through the following steps and information for enrollment. Then REGISTER ONLINE by September 18th.
1. Heifers must meet all health and vaccinations requirements found under the Guidelines. (Heifer Development Guidelines 2026-2027_RESEARCH STATIONpdf).
2. Producers can enroll no more than 5 head. The exception to this is if capacity is reached prior to enrollment, in which case there may be less than 5 spots remaining. The capacity for the is 75 head total at the Hill Farm Research Station and 40 head total at the Dean Lee Research and Extension Center.
3. Enrolled heifers must be delivered to the Hill Farm Research Station (Homer, LA) or Dean Lee Research and Extension Center (Alexandria, LA) around October 1st of each year. Specific dates will be announced to those enrolled.
4. Cost for the 2026-2027 year will be a non-refundable $100 registration fee plus $1.50 per head per day beginning October 1 until the conclusion of the program in May. You will be billed monthly for the $1.50/hd/day fee and any medical expenses, should they arise.
5. Artificial insemination and exposure to a clean-up bull will be offered for an additional $100 during the spring.
If interested, please read through the following steps and information for enrollment. Then REGISTER ONLINE by October 16th.
1. Heifers must meet all health and vaccinations requirements found under the Guidelines. (Heifer Development Guidelines 2026-2027_ON FARM DEVELOPMENTpdf).
2. Producers enroll their operation for $25. There is no limit to the number of heifers you can have at home.
3. Following enrollment, an LSU AgCenter faculty member will come to verify ownership of your heifers.
4. Enrolled heifers must follow all vaccinations and general management guidelines listed in the Heifer Development Guidelines.
5. If you wish to officially verify your heifers through the Geaux Beef program, your heifers will have to meet all requirements listed in the Guidelines, be evaluated by an anonymous, external committee, and pay $20 per heifer.
6. At the conclusion of the development process, heifers may either be (1) retained at home in your herd or (2) marketed through the LSU AgCenter and sold at an LSU AgCenter - Supported Sale at a participating livestock auction barn in the state.
*More information on this process may be found in the Guidelines.
For additional information or questions, please reach out to Dr. Ashley Edwards at [email protected] or 512-818-5476.
