Below are the seminars and sessions we held for this year's Farm & Ranch Expo (2009). We are working on the schedule for 2010 and will post it here as soon as it is ready. The 2009 show seminar schedule should give you a sense of what to expect for 2010. We expect an exciting show next year with more speakers, vendors, sponsors and visitors. We look forward to seeing you there.
If you are interested in the presentations from any of our speakers listed below that are not listed to the right, please let us know and we will assist you in getting presentation notes if they are available.
| Thursday, 8th October (8:00am - 6:00pm) | ||||
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| 9:00 | General Session Thursday 8th October Welcome - Lyle Larson |
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| Welcome Introduction by the Deputy Commissioner, Texas Department of Agriculture (Drew DeBerry) |
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| 10:15 | Keynote Address on US Farm Bill (Joe Outlaw) 1 CCA |
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| 11:30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
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| Technology Track | Marketing Track | Water / Sustainable Agriculture Track | ||
| 1:15 | New Seed Developments 1 GEN/.75 CCA |
Risk Management .75 CCA |
Wind & Solar Energy for the Farm .75 CCA |
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| (Dr. Brent Bean) .75 CCA |
(Mr Chad Hobbs) .75 CCA |
(CPS Energy) .75 CCA |
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| 2:00 | New Technologies in Tillage Treatments (Archie Abrameit) 1 IPM / .75 CCA |
Alternative Crops (Dr. Dan Fromme) 1 GEN /.75 CCA |
Bio Fuels Update (Bob Avant) .75 CCA |
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| 2:45 | Break | Break | Break | |
| 3:00 | Precision Agriculture GPS/GIS use on the Farm (Dr. Steve Searcy) 1 GEN /.75 CCA |
Conservation Easements(Blair Fitzsimons) .75 CCA |
Water Rights and the Economic Value of Water (Mr Paul Bierschwale) .75 CCA |
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| 3:45 | Fertility Management (Mark McFarland) 1 GEN /.75 CCA |
Direct Marketing of Crops .75 CCA |
Center Pivot Irrigation & Improved Drip Irrigation Technologies; Selection Benefits, and Cost (Dr. Diane Rowland) 1 GEN /.75 CCA |
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| 4:30 | Trade Show | Trade Show | Trade Show | |
| Friday, 9th October (8:00am - 6:00pm) | |||||
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| 9:00 | General Session Thursday 9th October | ||||
| Welcome Introduction Speaker |
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| 10:15 | Keynote Address - (Alex Avery) Sponsored by: SASCO & Tx Deer Association) |
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| 11:30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
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| Livestock Track | Wildlife Track | Marketing Track | |||
| 1:15 | Beef Production Influenced by Ear Cattle - (Dr. Joe Paschal) 1 BQA/.75 CCA |
Whitetail Deer for the Past to the Present .75 CCA |
Dorper impact on the Sheep Industry & Direct Marketing of Sheep and Goat Meat - (Brad Roeder) .75 CCA |
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| 2:00 | Trichomoniasis requirements for Texas & Fever Ticks with COOL update (James Lenarduzzi) 1 L&R/ .75 CCA/ 1 BQA |
Whitetail Management (English & Spanish) - (Tim Fulbright) 1 IPM/ .75 CCA |
Web and Catalog Marketing (Rachel Williams) .75 CCA |
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| 2:45 | Break | Break | Break | ||
| 3:00 | Managing Horses/Maximizing Utilization in current Economy (Dennis Sigler) .75 CCA |
Liability and Legal Issues w/ Hunting Leases (Judon Fambrough) .75 CCA |
Nature Base Tourism (Miles Philips) .75 CCA |
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| 3:45 | Responsible Equine Stewardship (Dennis Sigler) .75 CCA |
Quail Management (Ronnie Howard) .75 CCA |
Natural/Grass Fed Beef (Bob Meeks) .75 CCA |
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4:30 |
Feral Hog Control and Mgt - A State Perspective (Randy Smith) 1 IPM / 1 CCA |
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| Saturday, 10th October (Seminars) (9:00am - 2:00pm) | |||||
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| 9:00 | Growing Grapes in the Texas Hill Country – (Jim Kamas) 1 Gen/ 1.25 CCA |
Rainwater Collection for Livestock and Wildlife – (Billy Kniffen 1 Gen / 1.25 CCA) |
Fire Ant Management and IPM Control Methods- (Molly Keck 1 IPM / 1.25 CCA) |
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| 10:15 | Feral Hog Impacts and Biology (Dr. Jim Gallagher) 1 Gen / 1.25 CCA |
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| 11:30 | Trade Show | ||||
| Spouses Program | |
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| Thursday, October 8th, 10:00 a.m. | Family Health - Living Well in Tough Times - Dr. Connie Sheppard |
| Friday, October 9th, 10:00 a.m. | Modern Advertising & Promotion for Ranchers - Rachel Williams |
| Friday, October 9th, 11:00 a.m. | What a Bank Looks For - Wells Fargo |
If you wish to review the Agri life presentations from the 2009 Show, we have listed them here.
Rainwater for livestock.pdf
Updated Fever Tick.pdf
State of the Union of the Whitetail Industry.pdf
Smith Feral Hog 10_09.pdf
Bos Indicus Genetics.pdf
Bioenergy- Bio Fuels.pdf
Rowland- Center Pivot Irrigation.pdf
White-tailed Deer Management.pdf
Country of Orgin Labeling.pdf
Avery World Food Demand 2050.pdf
Ag Fire Ant Control.pdf
Feral Hog Control - Jim Gallagher.pdf
Legal Issues Hunting Leases.pdf
LESSONS FROM MANAGING BOBWHITE.pdf
Feral Hog Control.pdf
Joe_Outlaw_Farm&Ranch.pdf
Brent_Bean_Farm&Ranch.pdf
Brad_Roeder_Farm&Ranch.pd
Mark_McFarland_Farm&Ranch.pdf
Penny_Adams_Farm&Ranch.pdf
Archie_Abrameit_Farm&Ranch.pdf
Miles_Phillips_Farm&Ranch.pdf
Alex_Thomasson_Farm&Ranch Show.pdf
Bob_Meeks_Farm&Ranch.pdf
Alex_Avery_Farm&Ranch.pdf
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