When: Saturday, January 22nd 2011
Where: Blue Mountain Conference Center, 404 12th Street, La Grande, OR
Schedule:
9:00 – 9:15 Workshop Introductions & Overview
Rick Haines: Owner Independent Ag Network; Twin Falls, ID
9:15 – 10:00 Strategies for Beef Cow/Calf Production in the 21st Century
Clay Mathis: Director & Chair, King Ranch Institute; Texas A&M – Kingsville
10:00 – 10:45 Genetic Tools for Successful Cow/Calf Breeding Decisions
Darrh Bullock: Beef Cattle Extension Specialist, Beef Cattle Breeding & Genetics; University of Kentucky, Lexington
10:45 – 11:00 Break (provided by sponsors)
11:00 – 11:45
Strategies to Optimize the Use of AI in Cow/Calf Production Systems
Dave Patterson: Professor Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiology; University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch (provided by sponsors)
1:00 – 1:45 Optimizing Cow Genetic Potential with Low-Cost Production Strategies
Twig Marston: Director, Northeast Research & Extension Center, Beef Production Systems; University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
1:45 – 2:30 Economic Outlook for US Beef Cattle Production
Scott Brown: Agricultural Economist & Program Director, Food & Agriculture Policy Research Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
2:30 – 2:45 Break (provided by sponsors)
2:45 – 3:30 World Beef Markets: Is Brazil Our Biggest Competitor?
Reinaldo Cooke: Beef Cattle Extension Specialist; Oregon State University, Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center, Burns, OR
3:30 – 4:00 Panel Discussion & Wrap-up
Rick Haines: Owner Independent Ag Networks; Twin Falls, ID
Note: For more information, please contact Kim McKague or Tim DelCurto at (541) 562-5129
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/eoarcunion
