Don't Miss the Southern Plains Beef Symposium

ARDMORE, Okla. — Come to the 14th annual Southern Plains Beef Symposium for a review of cattle business basics during a daylong program entitled “Checking the Basics.”

The event will be on Saturday, Aug. 14 at the new Ardmore Convention Center and is co-hosted by the Noble Foundation and Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension.

Industry experts will cover everything from grass production basics to beef cow efficiency to selection tips for cow-calf operators. After the presentations, there will be a panel discussion entitled "Challenges I have Faced and Those I Foresee."

The symposium will feature a trade show with more than 30 participating businesses and organizations, some of which will be donating door prizes. Free boot shines will be available during the trade show.

Registration on Aug. 14 begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Ardmore Convention Center, I-35 and Hwy. 142 in Ardmore. The fee is $25 at the door and includes a ribeye steak lunch. The program starts at 9 a.m.

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

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The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, headquartered in Ardmore, Okla., is a non-profit organization conducting agricultural, forage improvement, and plant biology research; providing grants to numerous non-profit charitable, educational and health organizations; and assisting farmers and ranchers through educational and consultative agricultural programs.

To learn more, visit the Noble Foundation Web site at http://www.noble.org.

More news releases available at www.noble.org/Press_Release