News release, July, 1999, effective immediately.
For media inquiries, contact Caroline Booth Lara, Communications Specialist, (580) 224-6379.
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Note: This event occurred in 1999. Please see the news release index for current events.

Beef Topics Abound at '99 Symposium

Everything from the effects of weather on area ranches to cattle market value will be covered during the full-day, ninth annual Southern Plains Beef Symposium for area cattle producers Aug. 14 at the Southern Oklahoma Technology Center's conference room.

Jointly sponsored by The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and the Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service, the symposium includes five seminars, a trade show, and a panel discussion by feedlot representatives entitled "Feeders' Perceptions of Cattle Value."

Pre-registration of $15 may be paid before Aug. 9. Registration on the day of the symposium begins at 8 a.m., with programs starting at 9. The SOTC is located east of Ardmore on Sam Noble Parkway (state Highway 199).

Registration includes a steak lunch.

"The lion's share of what impacts cattle producers' profits will be discussed at this year's Southern Plains Beef Symposium," said Fred Schmedt, Noble Foundation ag economist and co-coordinator of the program. "This is arguably one of the most powerful programs to be presented in the region in some time - a can't-afford-to-miss kind of event."

Seminars included on the program include Oklahoma Mesonet and Weather Data Interpretation, Beef Research and Producer Related Quality Issues, Cattle Market Outlook, New Product Development/Meat Export Situation, and Purposeful Design of Cowherd Mating Systems.

Registration can be mailed to Southern Plains Beef Symposium, c/o The Noble Foundation, PO Box 2180, Ardmore, OK 73402-2180. For other information about the seminar, call Tracy Cumbie at the Foundation at (580) 223-5810.s

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(FYI - The Noble Foundation is a privately funded, nonprofit organization headquartered in Ardmore, Okla. The Foundation conducts agricultural and plant biology research; provides grants to numerous other charitable and educational organizations; and assists farmers and ranchers through educational and consultative programs.)