Extension Beef Cattle Conference to be held on Jan. 26

I want to make you aware of the Upcoming Southwest Missouri MU Extension Beef Cattle Conference that will be held on Jan. 26 at the Stockton United Methodist Church Family Life Center in Stockton.  The event will begin at 4 p. m. with registration.  There will be booth sponsors at the event and you can visit the booths throughout the event and at dinner.

The speakers and topics for the event are as follows:

·Hay Storage and Feeding Management by Bob Schultheis, Natural Resource Engineer Specialist, MU Extension Webster County

·Beef Reproduction Update and the latest from the Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program by Jordan Thomas, Senior Research Specialist and Ph.D. Candidate at MU

·Keynote Presentation “What opportunities are there for cattle producers in 2017?” by Dr. Scott Brown, University of Missouri Assistant Research Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics

Dinner for the event will be prepared by Jackson Jones of Stockton.

Cost of the event is $20 per person if register and paid by Jan. 20 or $30 per person if after Jan.  20 or at the door.  There are no refunds on cancellation after Jan. 20 and fee includes the meal.

If you have questions, want more information, want to have a booth and support the event or want to register for the event please contact the Cedar County MU Extension center at 417 – 276 – 3313 or by email at cedarco@missouri.edu.  Thank you.   

Patrick Davis, Ph. D.

Regional Livestock Specialist

Cedar County University of Missouri Extension Center