The Texas Beef Council (TBC) and Texas AgriLife Extension Service have teamed up to present a special Beef 706 program, a three-part series of hands-on sessions focusing on beef quality management and marketing opportunities. This program is available to beef cattle producers from Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Fayette, Lee, Waller, and Washington counties.
The checkoff-funded program is designed to help producers maximize profits and have a better understanding of the production process after their cattle enter the feedyard.
Session one will be held January 19, 2016 at Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction in Brenham, TX. Here industry experts will discuss factors effecting feeder calves. Producers will then choose a calf to monitor through the production system at the following two sessions. The program will begin at 5:30 pm with a dinner provided by the Texas Beef Council and will conclude at approximately 9:00 pm.
Session two will be held May 17, 2016 at Texas A&M Animal Science Teaching and Research Center (ASTRC) in College Station, TX. During this session producers will get an inside look into the feeding industry and see the progress of their feeder calf chosen in the first session. Producers will also learn more about factors impacting feedyard performance. The program will begin at 12:30 pm with a lunch provided by the Texas Beef Council and will conclude at approximately 3:00 pm.
Session three will be held June 6 – 7, 2016 at the meats lab at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. This two-day session will allow producers to see their finished cattle and participate in a hands-on exercise that takes their chosen fed cattle from session one through the harvest, grading and fabrication process. In the final session, industry experts will discuss the cattle’s value highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of marketing cattle on a grid versus a live basis. June 6th program will begin at 9:00 am and the day will conclude at 8:00 pm. The program on June 7th will begin at 9:00 am and conclude at 2:00 pm.
Cost of the program will be $50.00 per participant. To register for this program, please contact your local County Extension Office: Austin County – (979) 865-2072, Brazos County – (979) 823-0129, Burleson County – (979) 567-2308, Fayette County (979) 968-5831, Lee County (979)542-2753, Waller County (979)826-7651, or Washington County (979) 277-6212. A block of hotel rooms has been reserved for Monday night, June 6th at: Ramada – College Station (979) 846-0300, Group Name: Beef 706, Group Rate: $90/night. The room block/rate will be available until April 14, 2016. If you plan to spend the night please book early as this is the week of Texas State 4-H Roundup and area hotels will be full.
For more information on this and other checkoff-funded programs, please visit http://www.TexasBeefCheckoff.com or call 1-800-846-4113.
