Tri-State Cow/Calf Symposium

By Bruce Fickenscher

December 17, 2004

Bankwest of Kansas, Sunwest Bank of Colorado, Farm Credit of Western Kansas, First National Bank, Colorado State University, Kansas State University, and the University of Nebraska are sponsoring the Tri-State Cow/Calf Symposium. Topics to be covered include: an Update on the National Animal ID program, Turning Animal ID and Information into Profit, What Producers Need to Know About Foreign Animal Disease, Rebuilding the Cowherd – Options for Replacements, Selecting Genetics to Match Today’s Market, Carcass Evaluation 101, Technologies & Tools for Implementing Individual Animal ID, and What’s Ahead for Cow-Calf Producers: Cattle Outlook for 2005 & Beyond.

The Symposium will be held at the St. Francis High School, St. Francis, Kansas on January 29, 2005. Registration is due in the Cheyenne County (Kansas) Extension Office by January 25, 2005. For more information or a registration form and fees, contact the Kiowa or Cheyenne County (Colorado) Extension Offices at (719) 438-5321 or (719) 767-5716.