Friday, March 6, 2009
96th Annual Cattlemen’s Day
KSU Weber Hall
Manhattan, Kansas
March 6, 2009
Join us for the latest in beef cattle research.
Download Registration Brochure
To register and pay with a check, download and print the Registration Brochure. Fill out the form, include a check, made payable to KSU Animal Sciences, and return to:
Cattlemen’s Day Registration
Kansas State University
139 Call Hall
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
Registration is $15 per person with pre-registration by Friday, Feb. 27. On-site registration is $25 per person. Morning refreshments and lunch are included with registration.
Schedule of Events
8:00 Commercial Tradeshow and Educational Exhibits – Weber Arena
10:00 Welcome – Ken Odde, Department Head
10:10 FEATURED PRESENTATIONS - Moderated by Larry Hollis, Extension Beef Veterinarian
Implications of Federal Policy Changes for U.S. Beef Producers - Nevil Speer, Western Kentucky University
Speer’s beef industry involvement is comprehensive and has allowed him to work on a variety of national projects. He writes the "Monthly Market Profile" now in its ninth year of publication; the column covers current market events within the beef sector while also providing insight into various trends within the industry. Simultaneously, he serves as a contributing editor for CALF News in which his column “Beef Biz” appears. And beginning in 2009 he initiated a new column entitled “AgSight”, designed to provide coverage of important and timely issues that impact agriculture.
Meeting the Needs of Beef Consumers - Rosemary Mucklow, National Meat Association
Director Emeritus of National Meat Association, a national industry association representing meat packers, processors, wholesalers, sausage makers and related firms in the U.S. meat industry. Rosemary has been associated with the meat industry for nearly 50 years, and has a reputation for “telling it like it is”. She is considered a formidable adversary in defending the industry when it is right, and equally straight-forward in making corrections when it is not. Rosemary received the E. Floyd Forbes award presented by National Meat Association in 1996 in recognition of her outstanding services to the meat industry.
12:00 LUNCH – Sponsored by Commercial Exhibitors and U.S. Premium Beef
1:00 – 3:00 Breakout Sessions
· Mineral Supplementation Strategies - Justin Waggoner, SW Area Livestock Specialist
· Enhancing Value of Cull Beef Cows - John Unruh and Michael Dikeman, Meat Scientists
· Optimizing Reproductive Performance - Sandy Johnson, NW Area Livestock Specialist
· Planning for the Future with a Sound Heifer Development Program - John Jaeger, Hays Agricultural Research Center
· Cattle Market Outlook - Jim Mintert and Ted Schroeder, Agricultural Economists
· Prevalence, Detection, and Control of Persistently Infected (PI) BVC in Cows
Bob Larson, Clinical Sciences
· Genetics of Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle
Jennifer Bormann, Beef Cattle Geneticist
3:30 32nd Annual Legacy Sale begins at the Purebred Unit