Big Country Beef Conference

Taylor County Expo Center – Big Country Hall August 22, 2019

7:30 amRegistration/Coffee

8:15 amWelcome and Announcements

Industry Issues

8:30 am....................... Leasing and Liability Considerations for Landowners & Agricultural Producers

Stephanie Bradley Fryer, PLLC (Attorney at Law)

9:30am........................ Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) options for Cattle Producers

Cary Franks, Capital Farm Credit

10:00 am....................... Incorporating Pasture Rangeland Forage (PRF) Insurance into your Ranch Management

Plan

Bill Thompson, AgriLife Extension Economist

10:30 amBreak

Beef Herd Management

10:45 am..................... Nutritional Management – “How Much Should I Feed my Cows?”

Dr. Ron Gill, Assoc. Dept. Head and Program Leader for Animal Science Extension Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

11:45 am..................... Preventative Herd Health Management

Kevin Johnson, Assistant Director of the TCU Ranch Management Program

12:30 pmLunch/Visit Booths

Range Management

1:30 pm....................... Integrating Brush Management in Wildlife Habitat

James Jackson, AgriLife Extension Range Program Specialist

2:15 pm....................... Balancing Rangeland Opportunities

Dr. Morgan Treadwell, AgriLife Extension Range Specialist

3:00 pmBreak

3:15 pm....................... Herbicide Laws and Regulations Update

Jason Jones – Texas Department of Agriculture 4:15 pm....................... Evaluations/CEU Certificates/Adjourn