Beef cattle outlook to be featured at 55th Blackland Income Growth Conference

Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu

WACO – A 2017 cattle market outlook will be one of the featured topics at the 55th Blackland Income Growth Conference set for Dec. 13 at the at the Extraco Events Center, 4601 Bosque Blvd. in Waco.

The conference is sponsored by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Waco Chamber of Commerce.

Dr. Jason Johnson, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension economist, Stephenville, will share both short- and long-term forecasts for beef cattle prices and trends going into 2017.

Other topics and speakers include Nutritional Economics, Dr. Ron Gill, AgriLife Extension livestock specialist, College Station; Public Policy and How it Affects the Cattle Business and Landowners, Jason Skaggs, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Austin.

Agricultural Sustainability in a Challenging Marketplace will be the keynote luncheon theme by Julie Borlaug, associate director of external relations at the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture at Texas A&M University in College Station.

The Mid-Texas Farm and Ranch show will be held in conjunction with the conference and will showcase the latest in farm and ranch equipment, seed, chemicals and ag-related services and technologies.

Registration on Dec. 13 to attend all the commodity sessions is $20 and includes lunch. On Dec. 14, a BIG  Recertification will be held. The cost is $60 and includes lunch. Call 254-757-5180 to preregister or pay $70 at the door. A private applicator training will also be held. Cost is $75 with lunch included. To pre-register for the training, call 254-582-4022.

For complete schedule of sessions and speakers, download the conference brochure at http://bit.ly/17IGNEB .

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