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Schedule

Please visit the Newsroom during or after the symposium for API coverage of these sessions.
Tuesday:
Industry Issues | Developing, Managing Beef Females | Selecting the Right Genetics

Wednesday:
Beef Demand | Selection Decisions | Range Management | Adding Value to the Calf Crop

Thursday:

Management and Nutrition | Economic Outlook

Tuesday, December 1 — Industry Issues
7:15 a.m.   
 Registration open
8:45 a.m.   
 Welcome and Introductions, Doug Hixon, University of Wyoming
9:00 a.m.   
 Federal Policy Impacts on Beef Producers, Cynthia Lummis
9:30 a.m.   
 Wyoming Issues Update: CWD and Brucellosis, Dean Galey, University of Wyoming
10:00 a.m.   
 Beef Export Considerations for the Industry, Jim Robb, LMIC
10:30 a.m.   
 Break, visit Trade Show booths
11:00 a.m.   
 Advocacy for Agriculture, Troy and Stacy Hadrick, S.D.
11:30 a.m.   
 Animal Welfare and Public Perception, Bernie Rollin, Colorado State University
noon   
 Lunch, Casper Events Center Catering, visit Trade Show booths

Developing and Managing Beef Females
1:30 p.m.   
 Range-Based Heifer Development, Rick Funston, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2:00 p.m.   
 Custom Heifer Development Strategies, Patsy Houghton, McCook, Neb.
2:30 p.m.   
 Post AI Nutrition,George Perry, South Dakota State University
3:00 p.m.   
 Profitable Cow and Heifer Pregnancy Rates, Jack Whittier, Colorado State University
3:30 p.m.   
 Break, Visit Trade Show Booths

Selecting the Right Genetics With the Future in Mind
4:00 p.m.   
 Opportunities for Selection: Level 2, Ronnie Green, Pfizer
4:30 p.m.   
 Genetic Abnormalities, Jon Beever, University of Illinois
5:00 p.m.   
 Integrating Information into Selection, Connee Quinn, Chadron, Neb.
5:15 p.m.   
 Integrating Information into Selection, Loren Berger, Stapleton, Neb.
5:30 p.m.   
 End of Presentations, Day 1
7:00 p.m.   
 Attend Bullpen Sessions at Headquarters Hotel

Wednesday, Dec. 2 — Outlook for Beef Demand
7:15 a.m.   
 Registration open
8:00 a.m.   
 Factors Affecting Consumer Demand, James Mintert, Purdue
8:30 a.m.   
 “Meating” Global Beef Demand, Clint Peck, Montana Beef Quality Assurance
9:00 a.m.   
 New Beef Products Research, Chris Calkins, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
9:30 a.m.   
 Break and visit industry booths

Enhancing Selection Decisions

10:00 a.m.   
 Selecting for Efficiency, Nick Hammett, Circle A, Iberia, Mo.
10:30 a.m.   
 Limitations and Challenges with RFI, Dorian Garrick, Iowa State University
11:00 a.m.   
 Genetics of Disease Resistance, Mark Enns, Colorado State University
11:30 a.m.   
 Using Info to make informed decisions, Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
noon   
 Lunch, Casper Events Center Catering

Range Management and Monitoring
 1:30 p.m.   
 Managing Downey Brome, Lance Vermeire, Fort Keogh
2:00 p.m.   
 Stocking Rates and Grazing Systems, Justin Derner, Cheyenne USDA-ARS
2:30 p.m.   
 Implementing Range Monitoring, Roger Gates, South Dakota State University
3:00 p.m.   
 Break, visit Trade Show booths

Adding Value to the Calf Crop

3:30 p.m.   
 Impacts of Calf Management on Quality Grade, Scott Lake, University of Wyoming
4:00 p.m.   
 Managing Respiratory Diseases in the Herd, Don Montgomery
4:30 p.m.   
 "Making Tough Decisions" for the Ranch, Jim Lerwick, Wyoming
4:45 p.m.   
 Establishing Priorities and Sticking to Them, Douglas Olsen, Nebraska
5:30 p.m.   
 End of Presentations, Day 2
7:00 p.m.   
 Attend Bullpen Sessions at Headquarters Hotel

Thursday, December 3 — Management and Nutrition
7:15 a.m.   
 Registration open
8:00 a.m.   
 Digestive Physiology for the Rancher, Ivan Rush, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
8:30 a.m.   
 Bull Management and Nutrition, Julie Walker, South Dakota State University
9:00 a.m.   
 Two Best and Two Worst Decisions, Dave True, Wyoming producer
9:15 a.m.   
 Colorado producer, TBA
9:30 a.m.   
 Kory Bierle, South Dakota producer
9:30 a.m.   
 John Maddox, Nebraska producer
10:00 a.m.   
 Break, visit Trade Show booths
Economic Outlook
10:30 a.m.   
 Managing High Input Costs, Gary Teague, Fort Morgan, Colo.
11:00 a.m.   
 Economic Analysis of Production Systems, Dillon Feuz, Utah State University
11:30 a.m.   
 Cattle Outlook, Brett Stuart, Cattle-Fax
12:15 p.m.   
 End of Presentations, Day 3