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| Moday, Nov. 27 — Preconference presentation |
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6 p.m. |
CAB/Zoetis invitational pre-conference supper, Robin Faulkner, Zoetis Animal Health (open to attendees, for a ticket contact your area sales rep) |
| Tuesday, Nov. 28
— Range Beef Cow Symposium |
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7:30 a.m.
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Registration – Tuesday, November 28 |
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Industry Issues Section – Ramrod: Mike Day |
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8:45 a.m.
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Welcome and Introduction — Mike Day, University of Wyoming |
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9:00 a.m.
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International trade update — Greg Hanes, USMEF |
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9:30 a.m.
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Livestock and feedgrain Market Outlook — Jim Robb, LMIC |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Break, visit trade show booths |
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Grazing Management and Nutrition |
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10:30 a.m.
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Drought management: Similar horizons but different perspectives — Justin Derner, ARS |
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11:00 a.m.
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Range mineral nutrition — Mary Drewnoski |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Genetic tools for selection and marketing —Troy Hadrick, S.D. |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch at Little America / Visit trade show booths |
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Afternoon Ramrod — Joe Cassady, S.D.S.U. |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Genetic selection vs.visual appraisal: Is it a conundrum? — Bob Weaber & Matt Spangler |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Overview of the 2016 National Beef Quality Audit — Deb VanOverbeke, OSU |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Break, visit trade show |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Meat cutting demonstration — Culinary Kitchen staff |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Management decisions during drought — Craig Bieber, S.D. |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Evening reception, discussion |
| 6:00 p.m. |
UW Meat Science presentation — Warrie Means, University of Wyoming |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Attend Bull Pen Sessions at Little America |
| Wednesday, Nov. 29
— Range Beef Cow Symposium |
| 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. |
Zinpro and Leachman of Colorado are sponsoring a free breakfast on Wednesday morning at Little America. |
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8:00 a.m. |
Registration – Wednesday, November 29
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Outlook for Beef Demand — Ramrod: UNL |
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9:00 a.m.
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Generation transition — Pam Olsen, estate planning |
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9:30 a.m.
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D.C. government affairs update — Allison Cooke, Government affairs |
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10:00 a.m. |
Being and advocate for beef — Rob Eirich |
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10:30 a.m.
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Break and visit industry booths |
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Herd Health – Ramrod: UNL |
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11:00 a.m.
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Influence of Modified Live Vaccines on reproductive performance — George Perry, SDSU |
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11:30 a.m.
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Bovine TB – What it is and what to expect if it involves your herd — Dr. Jim Logan, WLSB |
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12:00 p.m.
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Lunch at Little America |
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Ranch Management and Transitioning |
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1:30 p.m.
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Farm loan opportunities for ranchers — Scott Miller, Colorado FSA |
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2:00 p.m.
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Key drivers of cow herd profitability.
— Clay Mathis, King Ranch Institute |
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2:30 p.m.
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Managing risk in the beef industry — CattleFax
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3:00 p.m.
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Weather outlook — Brian Bledsoe, meteorologist |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Break and visit industry booths |
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Consumer Demand |
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4:00 p.m. |
Consumer Demand Panel — Cindy Goertz, Wyoming Pure; Bridget Wasser, Beef Innovations; NCBA survey data |
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5:00 p.m.
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Reception, Little America |
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6:00 p.m. |
Dinner and History of RBCS — Ivan Rush, Doug Hixson |
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7:00 p.m.
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Bull Pen sessions at Little America / Visit industry booths |
| Thursday, Nov. 30
— Range Beef Cow Symposium |
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8:00 a.m. |
Registration
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Cattle Handling Workshop – LCCC Teaching Arena |
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9:00 a.m.
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Session 1 — Ryan Rhodes, Scott Lake |
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10:00 a.m. |
Session 2 — Julie Walker, Ken Olson |
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11:00 a.m.
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Session3 — WY, CO, SD & NE specialists |
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** During each session, choose 1 of 4 topics:
- a) Body Condition Scoring with ultrasound
- b) Frame scoring
- c) Interpret feed tag / feed analysis
- d) Reproduction/ A.I. with ultrasound
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12:00 p.m.
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Adjourn – The end of 2017 Range Beef Cow Symposium. |
