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Beef cattle short course set
COLLEGE STATION - The 54th Annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course will be held Aug. 4-6 at Texas A&M University in College Station.
The Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course is considered one of the largest and most extensive beef cattle programs in the United States. From the most inexperienced novice rancher to the most experienced cattleman, the Beef Cattle Short Course has valuable beef cattle information for everyone. Changes and new innovations are being introduced to the beef industry and this year’s program highlights many of these issues including:
* Managing Your Beef Cattle Operation in the New Era of High Input Costs.
* Basic Ranch Manage-ment.
* Management Strategies to Combat Rising Costs of Fertilizer, Fuel and Hay.
* Nutritional Management - Cow-calf and Stocker Feeding Programs.
* Brush Busters.
* Issues Affecting Land-owners.
* Applied Animal Breeding - Matching the cowherd to your dollar.
* Reproductive Manage-ment - Feed, Fuel and Fertility.
* Beef Cattle Health Management - Old and New Technology.
* Cattle Marketing Symposium.
* Grazing Management Workshop.
* Advanced Animal Breeding and Genetics - Improving Selection Res-ponse for Reproductive Traits and Carcass Merit.
* Pesticide Applicator Re-certification.
* Business Management.
* Carcass Value Determination.
* Live Cattle Handling Demonstration.
* Chute Side Working and Selection.
* TAMU Veterinary School Tour.
* Private Pesticide App-licators License Training and Test.
Participants can earn 7+ pesticide continuing education units (CEUs) if already licensed. The trade show will feature more than 100 agricultural businesses and service exhibits.
Registration is $140 per person, and includes educational materials, a copy of the 300-page Beef Cattle Short Course proceedings, trade show admittance, tickets to the prime rib dinner, five additional meals and daily refreshments.
Registration information and tentative schedule can be found on the short course web site. Producers may register online at http://beef.tamu.edu or contact Dr. Cleere’s office at (979) 845-6931.
The Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course is considered one of the largest and most extensive beef cattle programs in the United States. From the most inexperienced novice rancher to the most experienced cattleman, the Beef Cattle Short Course has valuable beef cattle information for everyone. Changes and new innovations are being introduced to the beef industry and this year’s program highlights many of these issues including:
* Managing Your Beef Cattle Operation in the New Era of High Input Costs.
* Basic Ranch Manage-ment.
* Management Strategies to Combat Rising Costs of Fertilizer, Fuel and Hay.
* Nutritional Management - Cow-calf and Stocker Feeding Programs.
* Brush Busters.
* Issues Affecting Land-owners.
* Applied Animal Breeding - Matching the cowherd to your dollar.
* Reproductive Manage-ment - Feed, Fuel and Fertility.
* Beef Cattle Health Management - Old and New Technology.
* Cattle Marketing Symposium.
* Grazing Management Workshop.
* Advanced Animal Breeding and Genetics - Improving Selection Res-ponse for Reproductive Traits and Carcass Merit.
* Pesticide Applicator Re-certification.
* Business Management.
* Carcass Value Determination.
* Live Cattle Handling Demonstration.
* Chute Side Working and Selection.
* TAMU Veterinary School Tour.
* Private Pesticide App-licators License Training and Test.
Participants can earn 7+ pesticide continuing education units (CEUs) if already licensed. The trade show will feature more than 100 agricultural businesses and service exhibits.
Registration is $140 per person, and includes educational materials, a copy of the 300-page Beef Cattle Short Course proceedings, trade show admittance, tickets to the prime rib dinner, five additional meals and daily refreshments.
Registration information and tentative schedule can be found on the short course web site. Producers may register online at http://beef.tamu.edu or contact Dr. Cleere’s office at (979) 845-6931.
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