Here you will find other information available to you through programs across the state of Texas.

2008 Southest Growers Conference!

The conference is scheduled for July 8-9, 2008 at the Lone Star Expo Center in Conroe, Texas. Seminars featuring international and nationally recognized speakers from industry and academia help attract more than 200 participants annually.

Conference Highlights

Preconference tour of innovative nursery and greenhouse operations.
General session on sustainability issues.
Concurrent nursery & greenhouse sessions.
How to hire a legal workforce!

Largest Beef Cattle Short Course in the Nation

General Session: Optimizing Beef Production in Response to Rising Costs
Landowner Issues
Basic Ranch Management
Texas Adapted Genetic Strategies
Forage Management: High Fertilizer Prices?
Nutritional Management
Reproductive Management in the Bull
Health Management
Business Management
Live Cattle Handling Demonstrations
Chute Side Working and Selection

Various conferences and workshops provided by AgriLife Extension.

Various workshops and symposiums pertaining to the Beef Cattle industry.

Upcoming Texas water conservation conferences.

Various Equine Science workshops provided through AgriLife Extension and the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University.

Dear Texas Beef Producer: Do you consider yourself a cattle producer or a beef producer? You may consider yourself both. But ultimately your cattle will be harvested, sold through a retail or foodservice outlet, and enjoyed by a consumer. Being a beef producer is not something we think about on a continual basis, but we probably should. BEEF 706 is a Beef Checkoff funded program available to you. You can learn about beef quality and safety issues and how they affect your operation. By attending BEEF 706 you will have a unique opportunity to not only see, but to experience the quality challenges facing the beef industry. You will learn what factors affect beef¹s palatability and receive information to help you utilize your herd¹s genetics, feedyard performance, and carcass characteristics. In addition, you will work with five other Texas beef producers to fabricate a carcass with the help of a cutting instructor. By the time you leave the program, you will have created a new network of industry professionals. I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about your beef industry. Also, or attendance and completion of the BEEF 706 course; you will receive four (4) Beef Quality credits for the Texas Beef Quality Producer Program