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Mid-South Stocker Conference set for Feb. 12-13
Editor:
Laura Skillman
PRINCETON, Ky., (Jan. 2, 2008) – The 2008 Mid-South Stocker
Conference is February 12-13, at the James E. Ward Agricultural
Center in Lebanon, Tenn. The conference is a cooperative
educational program by the University of Kentucky Cooperative
Extension Service and University of Tennessee Extension in
partnership with Bayer Animal Health.
The conference theme is “Plan for Success.” The conference
offers practical information to aid stocker operators in
planning and managing their operations to maximize profit.
Stocker production is the sector of beef production between
weaning and the feedlot. The market currently has greater demand
for healthier feeder cattle. Kentucky and Tennessee, as well as
the Mid-South area, produce thousands of cattle that would
increase in market value by stockering them.
The conference gets under way at 1 p.m. Feb. 12 with a tour of
stocker operations and other stops of interest to conference
attendees. The tour will conclude with a reception and Certified
Angus Beef steak meal at Horn Springs Angus Farms, hosted by
Quinton Smith. Mark McCauley of Certified Angus Beef will make a
presentation to wrap up the tour. The tour will also provide an
opportunity for stocker operators to interact with each other
and the program presenters in an informal environment.
The following day’s program includes topics related to
successful stocker operations presented by nationally recognized
experts in the stocker industry. Topics include health and
management of stocker cattle, risk management, outlook for the
stocker industry and using byproducts from ethanol production in
stocker cattle rations.
The day will conclude with a panel discussion by successful
stocker operators from the Mid-South area who will share what
they do to be successful with their operations.
Pre-registration for the conference is $95 and must be made by
Feb. 5, 2008. Registration the day of the conference will be
$145. Registration forms, hotel information and other materials
are available at
http://www.midsouthstocker.org.
For additional information, contact John T. Johns, UK beef
cattle specialist at 859-257-2853 or
jtjohns@uky.edu. In Tennessee, contact Jim Neel, UT
Extension Beef Cattle Specialist at 865-974-7294 or
jneel@utk.edu or John Bartee, Montgomery County
director, UT extension at 931-648-5725 or
jbartee1@utk.edu.
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Contact: John Johns, 859-257-2853
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