Master Cattleman Summit slated
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
By Katie L. Reim
STILLWATER, Okla. – The Master Cattleman Summit is scheduled for Aug. 9-10 on the
Oklahoma State University Campus in Stillwater.
Due to classroom size limitations, registration is limited to the first 180 registrants.
Registration is due by July 20.
“The Master Cattleman Summit is open to anyone who wants to attend,” said David Lalman,
OSU associate professor and Extension beef cattle specialist. “The summit is a great
opportunity for producers to come together and learn about the current concerns in
the cattle industry and discuss opportunities they can use to increase value through
marketing and production decisions.”
Interested parties can register online at www.agecon.okstate.edu/cattleman or call
Agricultural Conference Services at 405-744-6489. Registration is $25 per person.
Cancellations can be refunded only if notified by July 30.
Sessions for the summit include: Managing Cull Cows for Added Value; A Packer Buyers
Perspective of Quality in Cows; Video of Cows to be Fabricated; Assessing Risk in
Managing Cull Cows for Added Value; Fabrication and Component Pricing of Cow Carcasses;
Improving Your Bottom Line Through Selection and Culling; Heifer Selection: The Way
We Do It at Davidson Ranch; The Latest in Beef Marketing; Heifer and Cow Culling Visual
Appraisal; Heifer Selection and Cow Culling: Herd Management Software; Using Quicken
to Manage Your Personal and Ranch Finances; Determining Forage Production at the Farm/Ranch
Level; and Vegetative Index Insurance.
Lalman said there is a block of rooms reserved at the Stillwater Best Western for
your convenience. Be sure to ask for the Master Cattleman Summit Block.
For additional conference information contact Lalman or Glenn Selk at 405-744-6060.
The Master Cattleman Summit is sponsored by the American Farmers and Ranchers, Risk
Management Agency, OSU Food and Agricultural Products Research and Technology Center,
Farm Credit Services and OSU Master Cattleman program.