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12th Annual Southern Plains Beef Symposium Set for Aug. 10
Event to include variety of speakers and trade show

ARDMORE, Okla. — Beef industry topics — everything from "pasture to plate" — are on the agenda for the Southern Plains Beef Symposium on Aug. 10 at Heritage Hall in Ardmore. The symposium is co-hosted by the Noble Foundation and Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension.

"Our speakers are going to cover topics ranging from soil fertility to genetic selection to marketing decisions to managing an integrated beef production system," said Ryan Reuter, a Noble Foundation livestock specialist and co-coordinator of the event.

Topics and speakers are: Precision Fertilizer Management — Wade Thomason, the Noble Foundation and Robert Mullen, Oklahoma State University; Biotechnology: Applications for Agriculture — Greg May, the Noble Foundation; Cattle Market Outlook — Derrel Peel, OSU; Evaluating Opportunities to Buy and Sell Stockers — Doug Tippens, Gold Bank; Managing Integrated Production Systems — Randal Garrett, Future Beef; and Future Trends in the Beef Business — Charlie Bradbury, Nolan Ryan's Tender Aged Beef.

After the presentations, an expert panel of commercial cow-calf producers, stocker operators and an artificial insemination (AI) specialist will offer practical advice to attendees during a question-and-answer session. Panelists include Weldon Hawley of Waggoner Ranches, Vernon, Texas; Yates Adcock of Middle Creek Ranch, Dustin, Okla.; Brock and Sheila Karges of Triple Heart Ranch, Wanette, Okla.; and Roger Wann of ABS Global, Muenster, Texas.

"The people on this panel were selected because there's something unique about each one of their operations," said Shan Ingram, the Foundation's education and special projects manager. "They'll each talk a little about what they do, and then we'll open the floor for audience questions."

A new Noble Foundation award, called the "Leonard Wyatt Memorial Outstanding Cooperator Award," will be presented at the symposium. It is named in honor of Leonard Wyatt, a successful farmer-stockman and long-time Noble Foundation cooperator from Purcell, Okla.

The symposium will feature a trade show with 16 participating businesses, some of which will be donating door prizes. Free boot shines will be available during the trade show.

The early registration fee is $20 (due by Aug. 5; $25 at the door) and includes a steak lunch. Registration and fee can be mailed to Southern Plains Beef Symposium, c/o The Noble Foundation, P.O. Box 2180, Ardmore, OK 73402-2180. Checks should be made out to Southern Plains Beef Symposium.

Registration on Aug. 10 begins at 8:30 a.m. at Heritage Hall, 220 W. Broadway, in downtown Ardmore. The program starts at 9 a.m.

For more information, call the Foundation at (580) 223-5810 or the Carter County OSU Extension office in Ardmore at (580) 223-6570.

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See also:
Southern Plains Beef Symposium Schedule (PDF)