Southwest Beef Symposium

Southwest Beef Symposium is scheduled for next week (Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17) at the convention center in Tucumcari, NM. Early registration for producers ends tomorrow. Here is a link with the agenda and a place for folks to register.
http://ezregister.com/events/26933/

 January 16, 2019 | Looking to the Future
1 pm: The Benefits of Technology in the Beef Industry
Dr. Gary Sides, Zoetis Animal Health
2 pm: Consumer Driven BQA in the Beef Industry
Ben Weinheimer, Texas Cattle Feeders Association
2:45 pm: BREAK
3:15 pm: Emerging Health Concerns in Feeder Cattle
Dr. Greta Krasfur, Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Science
4 pm: MLV Vaccine Update. Point & Counter-Point | MLV vs. Killed Vaccine
5 pm: Social Hour
6 pm: Dinner

January 17, 2019 | New Technologies in the Beef Industry
8 am: Water Management at the Ranch
Marcy Ward, NM State University, Cooperative Extension Service
Mitzi Miller, Miller Angus; Floyd, NM
Kenneth McKinzie, McKinzie Land & Cattle; Santa Rosa, NM
Kendal Wilson, Carrizozo, NM
8:45 am: Antimicrobial Use in the Industry
Elaine Blythe, West Texas A&M University
10 am: BREAK
10:30 am: Animal Health Company Panel on Vaccine Technology
11:15 am: Wrap Up Talk Craig Gifford, NM State University, Cooperative Extension Service
11:45 am: Lunch
12:45 - 3 pm: Break Out Sessions
BQA Training and Certification for New Mexico or Texas
Cow Model Demonstrations
Come and Go Tour of Tucumcari Bull Test Station