44th annual Cow-Calf Clinic will be Jan. 9 in Cameron
Event provides Central Texas beef producers with proactive and valuable educational opportunity
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Milam County will hold the 44th annual Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic on Jan. 9 in Cameron.
The event, which is being held in cooperation with AgriLife Extension offices in Bell, Burleson, Falls, Robertson and Williamson counties, will take place at the Milam County Youth Expo Building, 301 S. Houston St., Cameron.
Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. with the program starting at 8 a.m. The cost is $20, which can be paid at the door. Registration is available by calling 254-697-7045, and the deadline to register is Jan. 2.
Two Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be available to pesticide applicators — one integrated pest management and one laws and regulations.
About the clinic
The clinic features a variety of speakers as well as an industry tradeshow to provide participants with knowledge associated with cow-calf production. It provides Central Texas beef producers with a proactive and valuable educational opportunity.
Speakers and topics
- 2025 beef cattle market update and outlook — Jason Johnson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist for management and associate professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stephenville.
- Hay storage and feeding types: How to get the most out of your investment — Larry Redmon, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension program leader and professor and associate department head, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Bryan-College Station.
- Evaluating structure and conformation demonstration: What to look for and the value it adds — Joe Paschal, Ph.D., retired AgriLife Extension livestock specialist, Corpus Christi.
- TDA laws and regulations update — Mark Matocha, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension environmental unit pesticide safety education specialist, Agricultural and Environmental Safety Unit, Bryan-College Station
- Preemergent herbicide discussion: How to control common pasture weeds such as grass burs and goat weed — Zach Howard, AgriLife Extension program specialist, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.
For more information contact Joshua Evans, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Milam County, at [email protected].
