Nov ’12 |
14 |
8:30 am |
Looking for CEU’s? The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office is offering a one day Beef Cattle Seminar at the Ellis County Youth Expo on November 14, 2012.
3 CEU’s are available for attending this course. Cost is $25 per person and includes lunch. Please bring cash and pay at the door.
Schedule & Agenda:
8:30 – 9:30 am: Registration, Coffee & Donuts
9:00 – 9:30 am: “2011 Sure Program/FSA Updates“, Mr. Larry Eubank & Bashir Duale, Farm Service Agency
9:30 – 10:30 am: “Cow Nutritional Needs for Winter“, Dr. Doug Hawkins, Purina Mills
10:30 – 10:45am: Break
10:45 – 11:15 am: “Pasture Rangeland and Forage Rainfall Index“, Mark Arnold, Texas A&M AgriLife ExtensionService; Greg Sellers, Farm Bureau
11:15 am – 12:00 pm: “Rebuilding the Cowherd“, Dr. Steve Hammack, Extension Beef Cattle Specialist, Emeritus
12:00 – 12:45 pm: Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 pm: “Brush Control Options“, Mr. Will Halter, Extension Program Specialist, Ecosystem Science & Management, Stephenville
1:45 – 2:30 pm: “Texas Animal Health Tracebook Regulations Update“, Dr. Steve Hammack, Extension Beef Cattle Specialist
2:30 – 3:00 pm: “Livestock Theft Prevention & Brand Re-registration“, H.D. Brittian, TSCRA Special Ranger; Johnny Brown, Ellis County Sheriff
3:00 pm: Wrap Up, evaluation, CEU’s
Please RSVP to the extension office, 972-825-5175 before November 8, 2012.