Daily News Update, Jan. 14, 2008

Central Texas Beef Cattle Meeting set for Jan. 22

The Texas AgriLife Extension Service (formerly known as the Texas Cooperative Extension Service) has scheduled their Central Texas Beef Cattle Meeting for Jan. 22, 2008, to be held at the Hood Country Reunion Fairgrounds, 701 Reunion Court, in Granbury, Texas. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., and a meal will be served at 6 p.m., to be followed by a program that will last approximately two hours.

Featured guest speakers include Dr. Ron Gill, Extension beef cattle specialist, who will give a talk about a simplified approach to controlling feed cost, as well as give a beef cattle market outlook; Dr. Jason Johnson, Extension economist, who will speak about the economics of haying versus grazing and give a fertilizer and hay price outlook; and Mike McCravey with the Texas Beef Council will give a Beef Checkoff update.

The workshop and dinner are free, but Extension asks that participants please confirm their attendance by contacting any of the Extension agents at the following numbers: Marty Vahlenkamp, Hood County at 817/579-3280; Josh Blanek, Somervell County at 254/897-2809, David Winkler, Bosque County at 254/435-2331; or Chris Schneider, Johnson County at 817/556-6370

The Hood County Reunion Fairgrounds is located off Business 51 (Weatherford Hwy) about one mile from the Courthouse Square at 701 Reunion Court in Granbury.