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      2009 "Grazing School" at Overton
Welcome!  Participation in our Workshop (popularly known as "Grazing School") is limited to the first  50 people who register and pay for each session.  Three (3) CEU credits offered.

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Workshop dates:  Two sessions are offered, March 24-26 and March 31-April 2, 2009

Cost: $350 (includes all meals, coffee breaks, refreshments, and workshop handbook)
  
Instructors: Texas AgriLife Research and Extension faculty.
For more info, please call us at 903.834.6191 or email Jennifer Lloyd at jllloyd@ag.tamu.edu

  
   

2009 Tentative Workshop Schedule  (subject to change)

  
   
TUESDAY
7:40 – 8.10 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:10 a.m.   Welcome - Dr. Charles Long
8:15 a.m.   Planning for Profit - Dr. Greg Clary
9:00 a.m.   Benefits of Grasslands – Introduction - Dr. Gerald Evers
9:30 a.m.   Grass Species of East Texas - Dr. Vanessa Corriher
10:00 a.m.  Break
10:30 a.m.  U.S. Beef Industry – Introduction - Dr. Jason Cleere
11:00 a.m.  Forage Legumes in Pasture Systems - Dr. Ray Smith
11:30 a.m.  Introductory Soils, Soil Fertility, and Plant Nutrition - Dr. Vincent Haby
12:15 p.m.  Lunch
1:00 p.m.   Forage Growth and Development - Dr. Gerald Evers
1:30 p.m.   Forage Fertilization Strategies - Dr. Vincent Haby
2:00 p.m.   Hay Production and Harvest - Dr. Vanessa Corriher
2:30 p.m.   Weed Management for Pastures - Dr. Larry Redmon
3:15 p.m.   Break and Travel to Forage Plots
3:40 p.m.   Annual Ryegrass & Small Grains - Dr. Lloyd Nelson
4:00 p.m.   Legume Plots & Bermudagrass Plots - Drs. Ray Smith and Gerald Evers
4:20 p.m.   Travel and Rest Stop
4:45 p.m. Livestock Working with Dogs - Dr. Charles Long
5:15 p.m. Animal Health and General Cattle Processing Comments - Drs. Jason Cleere and Jason Banta
5:45 p.m. Body Condition Scoring of Cattle - Dr. Jason Banta
               Processing Demonstration (Implanting, Castration, Ear Tagging, etc.) - Dr. Jason Cleere
7:00 p.m. Barbecue Dinner/Discussion at TAMU-Center

WEDNESDAY
 7:40 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Genetic Strategies for Profitable Beef Production - Dr. Jason Cleere
8:45 a.m. Internal and External Parasite Control, Reproduction, Weaning - Dr. Jason Banta
9:45 a.m. Native and Introduced Forages for Pastures - Dr. Larry Redmon
10:15 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Pastures & Grazing Systems: Management Options & Stocking Strategies - Dr. Monte Rouquette
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. Travel to Field for Demonstrations
1:00 p.m. Soil Sampling Discussion and Demonstration - Dr. Vince Haby
1:25 p.m. Pasture Appraisals and Grazing Management Strategies - Drs. Monte Rouquette and Ray Smith
2:45 p.m. Break & Return to Center for Continued Demonstrations
3:15 p.m. Pasture Establishment and Planting Equipment - Dr. Gerald Evers
3:45 p.m. Sprayer Calibration - Dr. Gerald Evers and Joel Kerby
               Electric Fencing - Joel Kerby
4:45 p.m. Return to Auditorium
5:15 p.m. Nutrient Requirements and Supplementation Strategies for Beef Cattle - Dr. Jason Banta
6:30 p.m. Steaks and ’Taters/Discussion at TAMU-Overton Center

THURSDAY
7:40 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Getting into the Business – Purchasing Cattle - Drs. Jason Cleere and Jason Banta
8:35 a.m. Forage Systems - Dr. Gerald Evers
9:10 a.m . Cattle-Pasture Budgets & Records - Dr. Greg Clary
9:45 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. Analyzing Your Economic Alternatives - Dr. Greg Clary
10:45 a.m. Panel Discussion with Participants / Program Evaluation
12:00 noon Adjourn
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WORKSHOP LEADERS
Dr. Charles Long - Resident Director of Research & Professor
Dr. Jason Banta - Assistant Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist
Dr. Greg Clary - Professor & Extension Economist-Management
Dr. Jason Cleere - Assistant Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist
Dr. Vanessa Corriher - Assistant Professor & Extension Forage Specialist
Dr. Gerald Evers - Professor Forage Physiology & TAMU Regents Fellow
Dr. Vince Haby - Professor Soil Science & TAMU Regents Fellow
Mr. Joel Kerby - Research Associate Forage Physiology
Dr. Lloyd Nelson - Professor Ryegrass Breeding & TAMU Regents Fellow
Dr. Larry Redmon - Professor and State Extension Forage Specialist
Dr. Monte Rouquette - Professor Forage Physiology & TAMU Regents Fellow
Dr. Ray Smith -Professor Legume Breeding & TAMU Regents Fellow
 

  

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