Beef Cattle Field Day

Saturday, October 29, 2011

"Focus on Quality in the Texas Cowherd"

TEXAS ANGUS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL FIELD DAY

Hosted by The Luling Foundation 

8:00 - 8:30              Registration, coffee, & donuts

8:30 - 8:45              Welcome & Introductions - Mike Kuck & Bodey Langford

8:45 - 9:30              Feeding for Quality - Joe Fuller - Purina / Land O' Lakes

9:30 - 11:00            Humane & Ethical Livestock Handling - Dr. Temple Grandin

11:00 - 11:15          Break

11:15 - 12:00          Quality Herd Health Management - Morgan Bednorz - AgriLabs

12:00 - 1:00             Lunch - Provided by Certified Angus Beef, Luling Feed, D&D Farm & Ranch

1:00 - 1:45               Outlook for High Quality Beef - Gary Fike - Certified Angus Beef

1:45 - 2:30               Looking at the Numbers - Bill Bowman - American Angus Assn.

2:30 - 2:45               Break

2:45 - 3:30               Identifying Desirable Traits with DNA - Sam Lewis - Igenity

3:30 - 4:00               Questions & Closing Comments - Mike Kuck & Bodey Langford