97th Annual Cattlemen’s Day
KSU Weber Hall
Manhattan, Kansas
March 5, 2010
Join us for the latest in beef cattle research.
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 – Dr. Ken Odde, Department Head; Dr. Kirk Schulz, President, Kansas State University
10:10 FEATURED PRESENTATIONS
Feeding the World in 2050— Dr. Ted Schroeder, Kansas State University
World demand for food is expected to double in the next 40 years. Dr. Schroeder will address the challenges we face in meeting food demands of a rapidly expanding world population when confronted with increased societal pressures, changes in energy policy, environmental sustainability, and dwindling agricultural land resources. Emphasis will be placed on the role of U.S. animal agriculture and the importance of adopting new technologies as a means of meeting these demands.
Climate Change: Implications for Agriculture— Dr. Patrick J. Michaels, George Mason University
Dr. Michaels is a Distinguished Senior Fellow in the School of Public Policy at George Mason University. He is a past president of the American Association of State Climatologists and was program chair for the Committee on Applied Climatology of the American Meteorological Society. Dr. Michaels also was a research professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia for thirty years, and a contributing author and reviewer of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. His writing has been published in major scientific journals, including Climate Research, Climatic Change, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Climate, Nature, and Science, as well as in popular serials such as the Washington Post, Washington Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Houston Chronicle, and Journal of Commerce. Dr. Michaels was an author of the climate "paper of the year" awarded by the Association of American Geographers in 2004.
12:00 LUNCH – Sponsored by Commercial Exhibitors and U.S. Premium Beef
1:00 – 3:00 Breakout Sessions
Maximizing Value of Cull Beef Cows – Dr. Terry Houser
Sessions at 1:30 and 2:15 p.m. in 111 Weber Hall
Animal Well-being: Bridging the Gap Between Consumers and Producers – Dr. Lily Edwards
Sessions at 1:30 and 2:15 p.m. in 146 Weber Hall
Beef Cattle Outlook- Dr. Glynn Tonsor
Session at 2:15 p.m. in 123 Weber Hall·
Afternoon Open House Sessions - Kansas Artificial Breeding Service Unit
Open House begins at 1:30 p.m. Sessions are repeated at 2:15 p.m.
Overview of KABSU Services – Dr. Tom Taul
Early-Stage Pregnancy Detection -- Dr. Sandy Johnson
Semen Quality Evaluation – Sharon Tucker
Beef Cattle Research Center
Open House begins at 1:30 p.m. Sessions are repeated at 2:15 p.m.
Tales From the Dead: The Value of Post-Mortem Diagnosis– Dr. Larry Hollis
Storage Systems for Distiller’s Grains- Dr. Justin Waggoner and Dr. John Jaeger
Low-Stress Cattle Processing – Garrett Parsons, Beef Cattle Research Center manager Garrett Parsons
3:30 33nd Annual Legacy Sale begins at the Purebred Beef Teaching Center