8:30 Trichomoniasis, Diagnosis and Management â Dr. Dwight. Wolfe. 9:30. What is Foot Rot? ... business entities, fenc
Sunday, August 6 10:30 Annual BCSC Student Benefit Scholarship Golf Tournament at Pebble Creek Golf Course
Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, Anderson Bean Boots and The Mule Barn
1:00 Onsite registration and registered participants may pick up their conference materials. 3:00 Texas Purebred Cattle Alliance Annual Meeting – MSC, Rm. 2404 6:00 Texas Aggie CattleWomen Steak Dinner Scholarship Fundraiser (Kyle Field)
Monday, August 7 6:30 a.m. Rudder Complex 6:30
Registration Desk AND TRADE SHOW OPENS
6:30
Coffee and breakfast
Sponsored by Sunbelt Custom Mineral, Corporron Acres, Neogen and Bradley 3 Ranch
8:00 General Assembly for Instructions and Orientation by Dr. Jason Cleere – Rudder Theatre
8:30 Nutritional Management: “How Much Should I Feed My Cows?” (3 BQAs) – Rudder Forum REPEAT ON TUESDAY (Dr. Ted McCollum, Coordinator)
Sponsored by Right Now Mineral and Franks Manufacturing
Participants are engaged in a lively discussion of developing and evaluating a nutritional management plan for beef cows. The audience will leave understanding the fundamentals in setting production targets, the factors affecting nutrient requirements, feed and forage nutritional value. 8:30 Building Better Breeding Programs I (1 BQA) – MSC, Rm. 2406 (Dr. Joe Paschal, Dr. Steve Hammack and Dr. Andy Herring, Coordinators)
Sponsored by Southern Livestock Standard, Circle X Land and Cattle and Lone Star Feed – Fertilizer
8:30
nvironment vs. Cattle: What fits where? – Dr. Steve E Hammack 9:15 Genomic Enhanced: Expected Progeny Difference – Do they Work? – Mr. John Genho 10:00 Understanding and Using Breed Selection Indexes – Dr. Jared Decker 10:45 Live Animal Evaluation – What to Look for and Where – Mr. Sam Womble
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
8:30
8:30
Introduction to Cattle Production I (2 BQAs) – Rudder Theatre (Dr. Jason Banta, Coordinator)
Sponsored by Capital Farm Credit
hey’re Talking Beef, But in What Language? T – Dr. Jason Banta and Dr. Ron Gill 10:00 Break 10:15 Time to Unpack the Questions You Brought with You – Dr. Jason Banta and Dr. Ron Gill 11:30 Adjourn 8:30
orages Management I – Warm Season Pasture F Management (2.5 BQAs) – MSC, Rm. 2400 (Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Dr. Larry Redmon and Dr. Monte Rouquette, Coordinators)
Sponsored by Dow Agrosciences, Hargrove Ranch Insurance and Simplot
8:30 NRCS Programming Opportunities – Mr. Jason Hohlt 9:00 Forage Production: Where to Start? – Dr. Vanessa CorriherOlson 9:30 Soil Testing and Soil Fertility – Dr. Larry Redmon 10:15 Forage Species for Texas – Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson 11:00 Perennial Warm Season Grass Utilization: Cow-Calf and Stockers – Dr. Monte Rouquette, Jr.
General Session – Rudder Auditorium Export Markets: How Important Are They to Cow-Calf Producers? Coordinator – Dr. Jason Cleere
Sponsored by Graham Land and Cattle Co. Members of the American Breeds Coalition: Brahman, Braford, Brangus, Beefmaster, Red Brangus, Santa Gertrudis and Simbrah
and
1:45
Introduction – Dr. Jason Cleere, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension 2:00 Domestic Beef Cattle Market Outlook – Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University 2:45 What Does the Export Market Mean to Cow-Calf Producers? – Ms. Erin Borror, U.S. Meat Export Federation 3:30 Break – Sponsored by Nolan Ryan’s All Natural Beef 4:15 Export Markets: A Rancher’s Perspective – Ms. Kelley Sullivan, Santa Rosa Ranch 5:00 Weather Outlook – Mr. Brian Bledsoe, Southern Livestock Standard Weatherman 6:00 Texas Aggie Prime Rib Dinner – MSC Grand Ballroom
Sponsored by Nolan Ryan’s All Natural Beef, Graham Land and Cattle Company and TAMU Department of Animal Science
8:30 Beef Cattle Research in Texas (1 BQA) – Rudder Tower, Rm. 301 (Dr. Andy Herring, Coordinator)
Tuesday, August 8
Sponsored by San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo and Texas Cattle Feeders
Sponsored by Silveus and JC Smith Co
Cattleman’s College Seminars
1:45
8:30
Beef Cattle Nutrition Research in Texas Panhandle – Dr. Jenny Jennings 9:10 Beef Cattle Behavior Research – Dr. Courtney Daigle 9:50 The Chemistry of Beef Flavor – Dr. Chris Kerth 10:30 Beef Cattle Reproduction Research – Dr. David Roper 11:10 Genomic Aspects of Beef Cow Stability/Longevity – Ms. Bailey Engle 11:50 Vision for Beef Cattle Research in the TAMU Department of Animal Science – Dr. Cliff Lamb 8:30 Advanced Animal Health (1 BQA) – Rudder Tower, Rm. 601 (Dr. Tom Hairgrove, Coordinator)
Sponsored by Tru-Test Scales and Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition
8:30
Update on Regulatory Diseases: Tuberculosis, Brucellosis and Chronic Wasting Disease as Related to Exotics, Wildlife and Cattle – Dr. Andy Schwartz 9:30 Disease Risk and Parasite Concerns with Exotic and Domestic Livestock. Malignant Catarrhal Fever, Anthrax, Tuberculosis, Brucellosis, Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in Deer and Blue Tongue – Dr. Walt Cook, Dr. Tom Craig, Dr. Terry Hensley, Mr. Phillip Shults and Dr. Patrick O’Neil 11:30 Panel Discussion 12:00 Lunch (Served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) – MSC Grand Ballroom
Sponsored by StaTite 50, Producers Coop and Merck Animal Health
HHH Blue Bell Ice Cream – Rudder Exhibit Hall HHH
Sponsored by Tru-Test Scales, Datamars – ZTag & Temple Tag and 44 Farms
7:00 a.m.
Trade show opens with coffee and breakfast, compliments of Texas Beef Council, Genetrust,
Ag Workers, Merck Animal Health and Westway Feeds.
Cattleman’s College Seminars CONCURRENT SESSIONS
8:30
8:30 Beef Cattle Health Management (1 BQA) – MSC, Rm. 2406 (Dr. Tom Hairgrove, Coordinator)
Sponsored by Allflex USA, Lyssy & Eckel Feeds and Bayer Animal Health
8:30 Trichomoniasis, Diagnosis and Management – Dr. Dwight Wolfe 9:30 What is Foot Rot? – Dr. Peter Wunderlink 10:00 Bovine Lameness: “They aren’t all foot rot” – Dr. Rob Conley 11:15 Veterinary Panel: Ms. Samantha Korzekwa 8:30 Building Better Breeding Programs II (1 BQA) – Rudder Tower, Rm. 301 (Dr. Joe Paschal, Dr. Steve Hammack and Dr. Andy Herring, Coordinators)
Sponsored by Champion Genetics, JC Smith Co and Lone Star Ag Credit
8:30 Dealing with Recessive Genes – Dr. Jared Decker 9:15 History of Veterinary Genomics – Dr. James Womack 10:00 Genotyping Embryos – Mr. Matt Barton, Embruon 10:45 Measuring Adaptability in Cattle – Ms. Raluca Mateescu 8:30
– MSC, Rm. 2400 (Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Dr. Larry Redmon and Dr. Monte Rouquette, Coordinators)
Sponsored by Dow Agrosciences, Hargrove Ranch Insurance and Livestock Nutrition Center 8:30 Ryegrass and Cool Season Legumes – Dr. Gerald Smith 9:00 Small Grains – Dr. Clark Neely 9:30 Winter Pasture Utilization: Cow-Calf and Stockers – Dr. Monte Rouquette, Jr. 10:30 Hay Production/Stockpiled Forage/Baleage – Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson and Dr. Clark Neely 11:30 Discussion 8:30 Nutritional Management: “How Much Should I
Feed My Cows?” (3 BQAs)
– Rudder Forum REPEATED FROM MONDAY (Dr. Ted McCollum, Coordinator)
Introduction to Cattle Production II (2.5 BQAs)
– Rudder Theater (Dr. Jason Banta, Coordinator)
Sponsored by Progressive Cattleman, Mix 30 and Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
8:30 A Year on the Ranch: Key Management Plans – Dr. Jason Banta 10:00 Break 10:20 A Year on the Ranch: Monthly Management Calendar and Key Management Plans – Dr. Jason Banta 11:30 Adjourn 8:30 Pesticide Applicator Re-certification
(3 CEU Hours: 1 General, 1 IPM and 1 L&R)
– Rudder Tower, Rm. 601 (Dr. Mark Matocha and Dr. Don Renchie, Coordinators)
Sponsored by Texas Rancher Girl and Sexing Technologies
8:30 Using Pesticides in Pastures – Dr. Mark Matocha 9:30 Feral Hog Management – Dr. Billy Higgonbotham 10:30 Pesticide Laws and Regulations – Dr. Don Renchie
orage Management II – Forage Strategies for F Overwintering (1 General CEU; 2.5 BQAs)
Sponsored by Right Now Mineral, Franks Manufacturing and Tru-Test Scales
Lunch (Served 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) 12:00 – MSC Grand Ballroom
Sponsored by Bayer Animal Health, Bayer Range and Pasture and Ranch House Designs
HHH Blue Bell Ice Cream – Rudder Exhibit Hall HHH Sponsored by RA Brown Ranch, Boehringer Ingelheim and
Graham Land and Cattle
1:30
L andowner Rights: Ask an Ag Lawyer
– MSC, Rm. 2406 (Mrs. Tiffany Lashment, Coordinator)
Sponsored by Independent Cattlemen’s Assn., Oak Creek Farms and America’s Alfalfa
This session will feature a panel of four attorneys experienced in Ag Law. Topics will include: water law, oil and gas, eminent domain, estate planning, probate process, business entities, fence law, purchasing property and title issues.
1:30 Purchasing and Managing Stocker Cattle (2 BQAs) – Rudder Forum (Dr. Ted McCollum, Coordinator)
1:30 Purebred Cattle Marketing – Rudder Tower, Rm. 301 (Dr. Joe Paschal and Mr. John Ford, Coordinators)
8:30
1:30 Why Raise Purebred Cattle? – Mr. John Ford 2:00 Selling Replacement Females – Mr. Fred Schuetze 2:45 Creating a Bull Market – Mr. Bill Pendergrass 3:30 Marketing Live Animals and Semen Internationally – Josefina Luecana 4:15 Useful Scoring System: Teat, Udder, Disposition, Feet and Legs – Dr. Tommy Perkins
8:30 Turning Ranch Records into Useable Information – Mr. Terrell Miller, Cattlesoft, Inc. 9:30 Using Ranch Records in Decision Making: Using Decision Aids – Mr. Mac Young and Mr. Greg Kaase 10:30 Break 10:45 Changes in Tax Laws: An Update – Ms. Ginger Bosse, Seidel & Schroeder
Sponsored by Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn., Boehringer Ingelheim and Zinpro his session will discuss key leverage points in stocker T cattle production, evaluate management tools, and calf management with grazing resources.
1:30 Range Management Workshop: Covering Your
Assets with Range Management (1 General CEU; 1.5 BQAs) – Rudder Theater
Sponsored by Red Angus Assn. of America, Neogen and American Marketing Service
(Dr. Robert Lyons and Dr. Barron Rector, Coordinators)
Sponsored by Bayer Range and Pasture, Silveus and USDA NRCS
1:30 Welcome and Introduction – Dr. Barron Rector 1:45 Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation – Dr. Morgan Russell 2:15 Using Drones to Manage Your Operation – Dr. Megan Clayton 2:45 Controlling Noxious Brush and Weeds – Dr. James Jackson 3:15 Break 3:30 Preparing for Drought: Grazing Management – Dr. Robert Lyons 4:00 Replanting a Pasture: Is it economically feasible or just risky? – Dr. Megan Clayton 4:30 Financial Risk Reduction Program Opportunities, FSA
Wednesday, August 9 7:30 a.m. Coffee and pastries at all meeting locations.
Sponsored by Country World Newspaper and Multimin
Cattleman’s College Seminars CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS and LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS
7:00
1:30 Reproductive Management (2 BQAs) – MSC, Rm. 2400 (Dr. Bruce Carpenter, Coordinator)
1:30
ector Borne Disease Session: Flies, Gnats, V Ticks (3 CEU Hours: 2 General and 1 IPM)
– Rudder Tower, Rm. 601 (Dr. Tom Hairgrove, Coordinator)
Sponsored by Agrilabs, Kunafin and Hudson Livestock
1:30 TAHC Update on Fever Tick, Screw Worms and Equine Piroplasmosis – Dr. Andy Schwartz 2:30 Impact and Management of Ticks on Cattle Production – Dr. Pete Teel 3:30 Bovine Fecal Chemistry and Its Applications for Integrated Tick Management Survey – Dr. Jay Angerer, Dr. Pete Teel, Ms. Samantha Hays and Dr. Shannon Degenhart 4:30 Flies and Cattle: Integrated Pest Management – Dr. Sonja Swiger
– TAMU O.D. Butler Complex/Beef Cattle Center (Dr. Steve Hammack, Coordinator) and
Sponsored by Bovine Elite, Norbrook and Trans Ova Genetics
1:00 Female Fertility: Why It Matters So Much for Long-Term Performance and Economic Return – Dr. Cliff Lamb 1:45 Managing Female Fertility: A 30-Day Game Changer – Mr. Roger Wann 2:30 S trategies for Developing Replacement Heifers – Dr. Rick Funston 3:15 B reak 3:30 A dding Value to Cull Cows and Heifers – Dr. Ron Gill 4:15 K eeping Cows Pregnant: A Discussion on Cases of Embryonic and Fetal Loss – Dr. Bruce Carpenter
Fence Building Demonstration
Sponsored by StaTite 50 Southwestern Livestock Exposition
This session will cover different types of fencing materials and designs. Learn how to build pipe and wood stretch sections and string multiple types of wire during this demonstration. 8:30 Tractors and Implements on the Ranch (1 Drift CEU, 1 BQA) – TAMU Thomas G. Hildebrand Equine Complex (Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Coordinator)
8:30
rush Busters Demonstration B (3 General CEU Hours; 1.5 BQAs)
– TAMU Thomas G. Hildebrand Equine Complex (Dr. Robert Lyons and Dr. Barron Rector, Coordinators)
Sponsored by Dow Agrosciences and Postive Feed
Integrated brush control using Brush Busters protocols and equipment and cut-stump treatments. This session will also cover how to manage and control Mesquite, Tallow Tree, Huisache, Prickly Pear, Macartney Rose and Cedar.
– TAMU Thomas G. Hildebrand Equine Complex (Dr. David Anderson, Coordinator)
Sponsored by CattleMax Software, Ag Southwest Crop & Ranch Insurance and Gulf Coast Cattleman
8:30 Beef Carcass Value Determination Workshop (3 BQAs) – Rosenthal Meat Lab (Dr. Davey Griffin and Dr. Dan Hale, Coordinators)
Sponsored by Texas Beef Council and The Eagle Land and Livestock Post
8:30 Feeder Calf to Carcass Grid – Dr. Dan Hale • Video of Cattle as Feeder Calves 9:00 Carcass Grading 9:30 Live Cattle Evaluation/Grid Marketing 10:00 Review Live Video of Market Finished Cattle 10:30 View Carcasses from the Four Steers 11:00 Carcass to Boxed Beef Cuts – Dr. Davey Griffin • Carcass Top Ten Weight and Value List • True Packer Value for the Four Steers • Net Return of the Four Steers
Texas A&M University Coordinated by:
8:30 Cattle Handling Demonstrations (3 BQAs) – Freeman Arena (Dr. Bruce Carpenter and Dr. Ron Gill, Coordinators)
Sponsored by Alexander Livestock, Auto Easy Feeder, Fairlie Seed Company LLC and Wax Company
Sponsored by Stay-Tuff Fence
8:30 Purchasing Your Next Tractor and Implements for the Ranch – Mr. Mack Payne 9:15 Tractor and Implement Safety Tips – Mr. Mack Payne 9:30 Sprayer Calibration Demonstration – Dr. Vanessa CorriherOlson and Dr. Larry Redmon 10:30 Hay Sampling/Quality Demonstration – Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson and Dr. Larry Redmon
Business Management Workshop
ocus of this session will be on developing the handler’s F sense about when to apply pressure and how much pressure to apply to get cattle to work smoother and with less stress. Proper cattle trailer loading techniques will also be demonstrated.
8:30 Beef Cattle Chute Side Demonstration (3 BQAs) – Louis Pearce Pavilion (Dr. Jason Banta, Coordinator)
Sponsored by Beef on Forage Beefmaster Bull Sale and Barenbrug
ive animal demonstrations covering basic cow herd L management practices with emphasis on proper vaccination, castration, growth implants, tagging, branding and BQA recommendations.
http://beefcattleshortcourse.com Shuttle Schedule Monday 6-9 a.m., Lot 61 to MSC Monday 6-8:30 p.m., MSC to Lot 61 Tuesday 6:30-9 a.m., Lot 61 to MSC Tuesday 4:30-6:30 p.m., MSC to Lot 61
12:00 Beef Cattle Short Course 2017 – Adjourned
HHHHHHHH The next BCSC is scheduled for August 6-8, 2018
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