Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu
Contact: Jason Westbrook, 940-864-2658, Jason.Westbrook@ag.tamu.edu
HASKELL – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Haskell Ag Committee will host a Beef Cattle Conference from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Haskell American Legion Hall located at 507 Avenue E in Haskell.
Registration will begin at 8 a.m. with the program following at 8:30 p.m. The cost will be $10, and a sponsored lunch will be provided by the Texas Beef Council. RSVPs are requested by Sept. 15 to the AgriLife Extension office in Haskell County at 940-864-2658 for a meal count.
“We have a great meeting lined up with some very timely topics to discuss,” said Jason Westbrook, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Haskell County. “This meeting will follow up last year’s program discussion, which focused on range and pasture management as well as economics and sire selection.
“We will also have a copy of the Haskell Forage Demonstration Results and Stocker Cattle Budget Templates available.”
Westbrook said producers who still have farm bill questions and concerns will be able to hear from and discuss those with Joe Outlaw, AgriLife Extension economist and co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M in College Station.
He said there also will be a Worker Protection Standards training at the end of the day for those needing this certification.
Other topics and speakers will include:
– Fly Control, Dr. Sonja Swiger, AgriLife Extension livestock/veterinary entomologist, Stephenville.
– Protein and Nutrient Requirements for Replacement Heifers on Pasture, Dr. Ted McCollum, AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist Amarillo.
– Veterinary Feed Directive, Antibiotics and Darts, Dr. Tom Hairgrove, AgriLife Extension livestock and food animal systems coordinator, College Station.
– Stocker Cattle Health on Wheat Pasture, McCollum.
– U.S. Department of Agriculture Updates, Shawn Ferguson, USDA Farm Service Agency county executive director, Haskell.
– Cloning Prime Beef, Dr. Ty Lawrence, West Texas A&M University animal science professor, Canyon.
There will be two Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units available – one integrated pest management and one laws and regulations – at the meeting. This program will also qualify for 2.5 Beef Quality Assurance credits.
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