2007 Beef Industry Outlook Says Cattle To Be Thinner
High corn prices are expected to thin out the nations beef cattle for the 2007 year, according to beef industry analysts. Spurred by the recent surge in corn demand is the culprit in a 10 percent decrease in cattle at feedlots as of November 2006. Read more about this story on Cattle Network.com.
Mark Your Calendars TSCRA School for Successful Ranching March 23-24
The 13th annual TSCRA School for Successful Ranching has been announced for March 23-24 in conjunction with the 130th TSCRA convention in Fort Worth, TX. The course will feature presentations from staff of Texas Christian University’s Ranch Management Program and the Noble Foundation. Sponsors of the event are Dow AgroSciences and Pfizer Animal Health.
A $100 registration fee ($60 for TSCRA members) covers registrations and a hot lunch on both days. As a bonus, school participants will be admitted free to TSCRA’s 250-exhibit trade show on both days of the convention.
Deadline for pre-registration is March 14, 2007. To register online go to www.texascattleraisers.org. For more information, call Mark Perrier at 1 (800) 242-7820, ext. 118 or e-mail mperrier@texascattleraisers.org. Onsite registration will be held from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Friday, March 23; classroom presentations begin at 8 a.m. Read more about the event on TSCRA’s Web site.
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