4TH ANNUAL SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COW CALF CLINIC TO BE HELD FRIDAY

  

The 44th Annual South Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic and Trade Show will be held tomorrow ( Friday),from 8am to 4pm at the Washington County Fairgrounds Sales Facility in Brenham.

A great list of speakers has been prepared for you based on the recommendations of the area Beef and Forage Committee members from Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Fayette, Grimes, Harris, Lee, Waller, and Washington Counties.  Dr. Jason Cleere and Mr. Doug Pierce will start the morning session with a presentation and demonstration on bull selection and evaluation using a variety of breeds to look at.  Following the live cattle demonstration there will be hands-on activities including judging a class of bulls, visiting with tradeshow sponsors, and viewing the display cattle from area producers.  In addition to the hands on activities, topics including the Economics of Bull Development, Internal and External Parasite Control for Cattle, and Bull Breeding Soundness Exams will be covered throughout the day.

Registration fee is $20.00 per person, and registration will be from 7:30 am until 8:00 am.  All area producers are encouraged to attend to receive information which will help them make sound management decisions in their beef cattle operations.

For additional information and to register for the South Central Texas Cow Calf Clinic, contact the Washington County office of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service at (979) 277-6212.

Craig Montana will be broadcasting live from the KWHI Friendly Country Cruiser.