8:30 Registration, Refreshments, & Trade Show

9:00 Forage Fertilization—Factors to Consider
Eddie Funderburg, Soil & Crop Specialist, Noble Foundation

9:45 Looking Ahead In The Cattle Sector—Market Update
Jim Mintert, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University

10:30 Break—Visit Trade Show

11:00 Stockers vs. Cow-Calf
Stacey Gunter, University of Arkansas Extension

12:00 Steak Dinner—Visit Trade Show

1:00 Selection Criteria, Muscle, Fat, and Bone—How to Identify Them
Bob Long, Texas Tech University (retired), Sernandina Beach, Florida

2:00 The Beef Industry—A Glimpse of the Future
Steve Armbruster, Armbruster Consulting, Stillwater, Oklahoma

3:00 Break—Trade Show

3:30 How to Merchandize Your Product—Panel Discussion

• Genetics—Don Schiefelbein, Executive Director, American Gelbvieh Association, Westminster, Colorado
• Animal Identification & Data Management—Sally Dolezal, Dolezal Enterprises, Derby, Kansas
• Marketing—Ken Jordan, eMerge Interactive, San Saba, Texas
• Production Management—Gary Johnson, Producer, Dwight, Kansas

5:15 Break—Trade Show

6:00 Closing Comments—Baxter Black, Head Cowboy—Coyote Cowboy Company, Benson, Arizona

Call (580)223-5810 for more information.