In the News - January 2008
River Valley beef cattle stocker conference set for Dardanelle
DARDANELLE, Ark. - Arkansas River Valley beef cattle producers can learn the
latest in cattle management trends by attending the upcoming River Valley Beef
Cattle Conference, according to Van Banks, Yell County agent with the University
of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service.
This year's program is scheduled for February 13 at the Dardanelle Community
Center.
The River Valley Beef Cattle Conference is a joint educational effort by the
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service and Farm Credit Services of
Western Arkansas.
The conference is designed to provide river valley beef cattle producers with
the latest information on market outlook, weed control, marketing options and
nutrition. The conference will address a variety of topics including beef cattle
market trends, new chemicals for weed control and commodity feeding.
"This conference is one of the top-notch cattle programs held in the United
States," according to Banks. "Cattle producers shouldn't pass up this
opportunity."
The beef cattle conference will feature four industry leaders. They are Mike
Murphy, market analyst for Cattle-Fax; Dr. John Boyd, professor and UA extension
weed scientist; Dr. Derrell Peel, professor from Oklahoma State University; and
Dr. Shane Gadberry, UA assistant professor/extension livestock specialist.
Murphy, an analyst for the Nebraska feedyards, is responsible for the North
Central Plains cow-calf and stocker producers. He's involved in research and
risk management analysis. Before joining Cattle-Fax, he worked in the feeding
industry in the Texas Panhandle and northern Colorado. He'll address the market
outlook for stocker cattle, include short through long-term forecasts and
projections of cattle inventories, beef production, cattle prices, competitive
meats and feed grains.
Boyd is an award winning professor and weed scientist with the University of
Arkansas, Cooperative Extension Service. Boyd specializes in turfgrass, pasture,
and right-of-way weed control and is also responsible for weed control in
ornamentals, aquatics, fruits and vegetables.
Peel served as the extension livestock marketing specialist since he came to
Oklahoma State University in 1989. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees from Montana
State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. His main program
areas at OSU include livestock market outlook and marketing/risk management
education for livestock producers. Derrell also works in the area of
international livestock and meat trade. He'll address marketing options for
cattle producers.
Gadberry received his Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas with emphasis in
ruminant nutrition. His extension duties focus on managing the nutritional
requirements of beef cattle through feedstuff analysis, balanced rations and
animal performance evaluation. He'll discuss the feeding of commodity feeds.
A registration fee of $20 will be collected at the door. The conference is
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This conference is open to all eligible persons without regard to race,
color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, marital or veteran
status, or any other legally protected status. Persons with disabilities who
require alternative means for communication of program information (large print,
audiotapes, etc.) should notify the county extension office as soon as possible
prior to the activity.
For more information, contact the Yell County extension office at (479)
229-4441 or (479) 495-2216. The Cooperative Extension Service is part of the U
of A Division of Agriculture.
January 11, 2008
Media Contact: Lamar James
Extension Communications Specialist
U of A Division of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
(501) 671-2187 or (501) 753-0207
ljames@uaex.edu
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