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Cattlemen's Calendar

Oct. 25-26 – Holistic Management Biological Monitoring Seminar, Running High Ranch, Bowie, TX; www.hrm-texas.org.

Oct. 27-28 – Holistic Management Land Planning, Running High Ranch, Bowie, TX; www.hrm-texas.org.

Oct. 28 – Ethanol byproducts in beef cattle production, 5 p.m., Oklahoma State University’s Oklahoma Panhandle Research and Extension Center; 580-349-5439.

Oct. 28-29 – Kansas Income Tax Institute, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, Salina, KS; www.agmanager.info/events/Tax%20Institute/2008.asp

Oct. 28-30 – Mississippi Women in Agriculture, Forrest County Extension Office, Hattiesburg, MS; 662-325-3207 or http://msucares.com/womeninag.

Oct. 29-30 – Kansas Income Tax Institute, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn Select, Wichita, KS; www.agmanager.info/events/Tax%20Institute/2008.asp

Oct. 29 – Mob Grazing, Decatur Civic Center, Decatur, TX; www.hrm-texas.org.

Oct. 30-31 – 5th Annual HOLT CAT Symposium On Excellence In Ranch Management, “Transitioning Ranch Ownership & Management To The Next Generation,” Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401 or krirm@tamuk.edu.

Nov. 2-4 – Texas Cattle Feeders Association Annual Convention, Gaylord Texan Resort, Grapevine, TX; www.tcfa.org/convention/agenda.htm

Nov. 4 – Meeting the Risk Management Challenges of a New Farm Bill and New Price Relationships workshop, Brush, CO; 800-535-3456 or http://cropinsure.unl.edu.

Nov. 5 – Meeting the Risk Management Challenges of a New Farm Bill and New Price Relationships workshop, Grand Island, NE; 800-535-3456 or http://cropinsure.unl.edu.

Nov. 5-9 – National American Agri-Women’s Convention, Menger Hotel, San Antonio, TX; 956-585-8128 or www.americanagriwomen.org

Nov. 6 – Meeting the Risk Management Challenges of a New Farm Bill and New Price Relationships workshop, Salina, KS; 800-535-3456 or http://cropinsure.unl.edu.

Nov. 6-7 – “Quality – A Solution To Rising Costs,” 2008 BEEF Quality Summit, Antlers Hilton, Colorado Springs, CO; www.beefconference.com.

Nov. 8-21 – 35th Annual North American International Livestock Exposition, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY; www.livestockexpo.org.

Nov. 10-11 – Kansas Income Tax Institute, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, Topeka, KS; www.agmanager.info/events/Tax%20Institute/2008.asp

Nov. 11 – CAB Feeding Quality Forum, Sandhills Convention Center, North Platte, NE; 800-225-2333, Ext. 298, or www.cabpartners.com/events/pdf/FQFbrochure08.pdf.

Nov. 13 – CAB Feeding Quality Forum, Ambassador Hotel, Amarillo, TX; 800-225-2333, Ext. 298, or www.cabpartners.com/events/pdf/FQFbrochure08.pdf.

Nov. 14-15 – Mountain/Plains Sheep and Goat Conference, Island Grove Park, Greeley, CO; http://mountainplainssheepandgoat.com/

Nov. 17-18 – Kansas Income Tax Institute, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Clarion Inn, Garden City, KS; www.agmanager.info/events/Tax%20Institute/2008.asp

Nov. 18 – Corn Ethanol Coproduct Conference, Purdue University Beck Agricultural Center, West Lafayette, IN; 765-496-7718 or www.conf.purdue.edu/corn.

Nov. 18-19 – Kansas Income Tax Institute, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Comfort Inn, Colby, KS; www.agmanager.info/events/Tax%20Institute/2008.asp

Nov. 19-20 – Kansas Income Tax Institute, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Fort Hays State University Memorial Union, Hays, KS; www.agmanager.info/events/Tax%20Institute/2008.asp

Dec. 1-2 – Kansas Income Tax Institute, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, Olathe/Kansas City, KS; www.agmanager.info/events/Tax%20Institute/2008.asp

Dec. 2 – South Dakota Grasslands Coalition Annual Meeting, Cedar Shores, Oacoma, SD; 605-280-0127 or kyle.schell@sdstate.edu.

Dec. 2-3 – Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Symposium, Hilton Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO; 970-491-6233 or www.csubeef.com.

Dec. 5-6 – Missouri Livestock Symposium, Kirksville Middle School, Kirksville; 660-665-9866 or http://missourilivestock.com.

Dec. 5-7 – Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association Convention, Craguns Resort, Brainerd; www.mnsca.org/.

Dec. 8-10 – Genetic Prediction Workshop, Kansas City, MO; 607-255-4416, or ejp6@cornell.edu or shh4@cornell.edu.

Dec. 15-17 – Lectureship on Managerial Accounting for Ranchers, King Ranch Institute of Management, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401 or http://krirm.tamuk.edu.

Dec. 16-17 – Kansas Income Tax Institute, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Pittsburg State university Overman Student Center, Pittsburg, KS; www.agmanager.info/events/Tax%20Institute/2008.asp

2009
Jan. 5-9 – Gut T. Canales Prescribed Burning Lectureship, King Ranch Institute of Management, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401 or http://krirm.tamuk.edu.

Jan. 6 – South Dakota Grasslands Coalition Meeting, Cedar Shores, Oacoma, SD; 605-280-0127 or kyle.schell@sdstate.edu.

Jan. 6-8 – BEEF 2020 Workshop, Brookings, SD; 605-688-5448 or http://ars.sdstate.edu/extbeef/BEEF_2020.htm.

Jan. 9 – Conference on Reproduction, Calving and Calf Care in Cow-Calf Herds, Mosier Hall Frick Auditorium, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; 785-532-5569 or www.vet.k-state.edu.

Jan. 10-25 – National Western Stockshow, Denver, CO; www.nationalwestern.com.

Jan. 13 – 2009 International Livestock Congress, Renaissance Denver Hotel, Denver, CO; www.theisef.com/ilcusa1.aspx

Jan. 16-Feb. 8 – Forth Worth Stockshow & Rodeo, Fort Worth, TX; www.fwssr.com.

Jan. 24-31 – 25th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Elko, NV; westernfolklife.org.

Jan. 25-27 – BVDV Symposium, Four Point Hotel by Sheraton Phoenix North, Phoenix, AZ; www.ars.usda.gov/News/docs.htm?docid=10851.

Jan. 28-31 – Cattle Industry Annual Convention & Tradeshow, Phoenix, AZ; www.beefusa.org.

Feb. 9 – Minnesota Cow-Calf Day On Cow Size, Mora; www.extension.umn.edu/beef/.

Feb. 10-12 – World Ag Expo, Tulare, CA; www.woldagexpo.com.
Feb. 11 – Minnesota Cow-Calf Day On Cow Size, Lancaster; www.extension.umn.edu/beef/.

Feb. 12 – Minnesota Cow-Calf Day On Cow Size, Baudette; www.extension.umn.edu/beef/.

Feb. 13 – Minnesota Cow-Calf Day On Cow Size, Grand Rapids;
www.extension.umn.edu/beef/.

Feb. 17 – Minnesota Cow-Calf Day On Cow Size, Glenwood; www.extension.umn.edu/beef/.

Feb. 18 – Minnesota Cow-Calf Day On Cow Size, Pipestone; www.extension.umn.edu/beef/.
Feb. 19 – Minnesota Cow-Calf Day On Cow Size, Rochester; www.extension.umn.edu/beef/.

Feb. 19-21 – Strategic Planning and Management of a Ranch Lectureship, King Ranch Institute of Management, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401 or http://krirm.tamuk.edu.

Feb. 20 – Minnesota Cow-Calf Day On Cow Size, New Prague; www.extension.umn.edu/beef/.

March 8-10 – 2009 Meat Conference, Sheraton Denver Hotel, Denver, CO; www.meatconference.com.

March 16-18 – W.B. “Dub” Yarborough Lectureship on Oil and Gas, King Ranch Institute of Management, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401 or http://krirm.tamuk.edu.

March 17-20 – 2009 International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium, Lexington, KY; symposium@alltech.com.

March 31 – April 2 – National Institute of Animal Agriculture Annual Meeting, Galt House Hotel & Suites, Louisville, KY; www.animalagriculture.org.

May 18-21 – Richard Mifflin Kleberg, Jr. Family Lectureship on GIS Technology, King Ranch Institute of Management, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401 or http://krirm.tamuk.edu.

May 27-29 – International Conference on the Use of Antimicrobials in Cattle Production, Kansas State University, Manhattan; 785-532-4844 or www.beefcattleinstitute.org.

July 13-17 – Richard Mifflin Kleberg, Jr. Family Lectureship on Equine Science, King Ranch Institute of Management, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401 or http://krirm.tamuk.edu.

July 27-31 – Grazing Management Lectureship, King Ranch Institute of Management, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401 or http://krirm.tamuk.edu.

Aug. 10-14 – John Armstrong Lectureship on Systems Thinking, King Ranch Institute of Management, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401 or http://krirm.tamuk.edu.

Oct. 29-30 – HOLT CAT Symposium on Excellence in Ranch Management, King Ranch Institute of Management, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401 or http://krirm.tamuk.edu.

Dec. 14-16 – Lectureship on Managerial Accounting for Ranchers, King Ranch Institute of Management, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401 or http://krirm.tamuk.edu.