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With
guest speakers from Kansas to North Carolina, Dr. Rankins has done an
outstanding job of collecting experts in the field. The $50 registration
fee includes a notebook filled with information and proceedings from
each of the guest speakers of the day. Registration also covers lunch
for participants. And just as one would guess: "beef – it’s
what’s for dinner."
While
this year’s conference will cover the main concerns of health,
receiving programs and forage/feeding combinations for stocker cattle,
Dr. Rankins promises more. The producer panel features producers from
Alabama, representing the northern, central and southern parts of the
state.
"The
combined experience of these three men on the producer panel is
great," shared Dr. Rankins. "They are each very knowledgeable
and successful businessmen. We can learn much from hearing their
perspective on the business."
Diesel
prices and fertilizer prices are both skyrocketing. Many farmers are
questioning how to attain the most return on the dollar. One of the
guest speakers at the conference specifically addresses that topic. The
conference will close with a discussion session designed for attendees
to ask the experts any question.
Registration
for the conference is necessary for planning purposes. Send your name,
address and $50 registration fee to: Kathleen Swenson, Department of
Animal Sciences, 212 Upchurch Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849. Include
your $50 check payable to AU Department of Animal Sciences. Registration
for this conference has included as many as 200 attendees in past years;
get your name on the list early! Dr. Rankins guarantees if you only
attend one conference pertaining to your stocker cattle or cow/calf
operation this summer, this is the one! Hope to see you at the Auburn
University Ham Wilson Arena at the upcoming Triennial Stocker Conference
on Friday, August 15.
Ashley
Smith is a freelance writer from Russell County. |
