The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Milam County will hold the 45th annual Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic on Jan. 8 in Cameron. 

A cow and a calf standing in a field
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Milam County will host the 45th annual Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic on Jan. 8 in Cameron. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

The event, 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. 

Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. with the program starting at 8 a.m. The cost is $20, payable at the door. Registration is available by calling 254-697-7045, and the deadline to register is Jan. 2. 

Three Texas Department of Agriculture, TDA, continuing education units will be available to pesticide applicators — two in integrated pest management and one in laws and regulations. 

About the clinic

The clinic features a variety of speakers to provide participants with knowledge associated with cow-calf production and includes an industry trade show. 

Speakers and topics

  • 2026 Beef Cattle Market Update and What Can You Pay for a Bull? — Jason Johnson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist for management and associate professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stephenville.
  • Don’t Leave Any Money on the Table: Practices to Pull the Most Profit Out of an Up Market — Karl Harborth, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension livestock specialist and assistant professor, Department of Animal Science, Corpus Christi. 
  • External Parasite Control Live Demonstration and Practical Practices to Monitor and Treat New World Screwworm — Harborth. 
  • TDA Laws and Regulations Update — Don Renchie, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension pesticide safety program coordinator and associate director, AgriLife Extension Agricultural and Environmental Safety Unit, Bryan-College Station. 
  • Problem Pasture Weed Management and Live Drone Demonstration — Justin Hale, director of operations, Ignition Land Services, Stephenville.

For more information, contact Joshua Evans, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Milam County, at [email protected].