Cattle conference to feature regional experts
By Dave EdmarkThe Cooperative Extension Service
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Fast facts:
- One-day event to be held at Texarkana fairgrounds
- Trade show features presentations on current topics
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TEXARKANA, Ark. – Arkansas cattle producers will have the opportunity to catch up on new developments in the business at the Four States Cattle Conference on Dec. 8 at the Four States Fairgrounds in Texarkana. The conference will run from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
The conference is sponsored by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, the LSU Ag Center, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Oklahoma State University Extension and Farm Credit. Registration is $30 per person, $50 per couple or $15 for 4-H and FFA students. To register, contact Jerry Clemons at jclemons@uada.edu or 870-246-2281.
“Participation has continued to grow, as we provide topics that our cattle producers have requested,” said Sherry Beaty-Sullivan, Howard County extension agent. “It is also a great way for them to network with other producers and vendors at our ever expanding trade show.”
Presentations at the conference will feature sessions on:
- The cattle market outlook by Ross Pruitt of the LSU Ag Center
- What feeders and packers want in cattle by Tom Brink of JBS Five Rivers Cattle in Colorado
- Feeder cattle grading by James Ward of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News Division
- Managing winter hay feeding by Dave Lalman of Oklahoma State University
- Why vaccines don’t work by John Richeson of West Texas A&M University
- Herd health program by Dee Griffin of the University of Nebraska
- Program wrap-up by Brian Triplett of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
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status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative
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Media Contact: Mary Hightower
Dir. of Communication Services
U of A Division of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
(501) 671-2126
mhightower@uada.edu
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