Posted 12:02 am Thursday, March 21, 2013
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AgriLife clinic to talk cattle care
Staff Reports
Stan Bevers, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agricultural economist, will speak at the Cattleman’s Cow/Calf Clinic, set for March 28 at the Henderson County Fair Park Complex, 3356 Texas Highway 31, Athens.
Registration will begin at 3 p.m. and cost will be $15. It will include a barbecue meal and 1.5 continuing education units for holders of Texas Department of Agriculture private pesticide applicator’s licenses, according to a news release from the Henderson County Beef Cattle Committee.
To register, contact the AgriLife Extension office for Henderson County at 903-675-6130.
A map to the fair complex can be found at www.hender soncountyfairpark.com/.
Registration will begin at 3 p.m. and cost will be $15. It will include a barbecue meal and 1.5 continuing education units for holders of Texas Department of Agriculture private pesticide applicator’s licenses, according to a news release from the Henderson County Beef Cattle Committee.
To register, contact the AgriLife Extension office for Henderson County at 903-675-6130.
A map to the fair complex can be found at www.hender soncountyfairpark.com/.
“Registration at the door is fine,” said Rick Hirsch, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resource agent of Henderson County. “We only ask they preregister so that we can have a head count for the meal. They can still wait and pay at the door if they preregister.”
The program will begin at 3:30 p.m. and wrap up by about 8 p.m., he said.
Other speakers and topics will include: “Cow-Calf Producers: An Integral Part of The Beef Production Chain,” by Surcy Peoples, customer service director at Cactus Feeders, Amarillo; “The Growing Importance of Water and Water Issues in East Texas,” by Blake Alldredge, AgriLife Extension wildlife and fisheries associate, College Station; “Cattle Working and Herd Health — What to Do and When,” by Dr. Jason Banta, AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist, Overton; and “Options and Opportunities for Landowners,” by Julie Moore, the U.S. Department of Agriculture — Natural Resource Conservation Service, Athens.
In addition to the inside presentations, there will be livestock working demonstrations, cattle exhibits and a product-exhibit area, Hirsch said.
Local sponsors of the clinic include Holiday Inn Express, the Heritage Land Bank, First State Bank, AgriLand Farm Credit and AgriLife Extension.
The program will begin at 3:30 p.m. and wrap up by about 8 p.m., he said.
Other speakers and topics will include: “Cow-Calf Producers: An Integral Part of The Beef Production Chain,” by Surcy Peoples, customer service director at Cactus Feeders, Amarillo; “The Growing Importance of Water and Water Issues in East Texas,” by Blake Alldredge, AgriLife Extension wildlife and fisheries associate, College Station; “Cattle Working and Herd Health — What to Do and When,” by Dr. Jason Banta, AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist, Overton; and “Options and Opportunities for Landowners,” by Julie Moore, the U.S. Department of Agriculture — Natural Resource Conservation Service, Athens.
In addition to the inside presentations, there will be livestock working demonstrations, cattle exhibits and a product-exhibit area, Hirsch said.
Local sponsors of the clinic include Holiday Inn Express, the Heritage Land Bank, First State Bank, AgriLand Farm Credit and AgriLife Extension.
