San Antonio International Farm and Ranch Show

2009 Education & C.E.U. Credits - 2010 TBD

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)
9:00	General Session Thursday 8th October Welcome - Lyle Larson
	Welcome Introduction by the Deputy Commissioner, Texas Department of Agriculture (Drew DeBerry)
10:15	Keynote Address on US Farm Bill (Joe Outlaw) 1 CCA
11:30	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
	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
	(Dr. Brent Bean) .75 CCA	(Mr Chad Hobbs) .75 CCA	(CPS Energy) .75 CCA
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
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
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
4:30	Trade Show	Trade Show	Trade Show

Friday, 9th October (8:00am - 6:00pm)
9:00	General Session Thursday 9th October
	Welcome Introduction Speaker
10:15	Keynote Address - (Alex Avery) Sponsored by: SASCO & Tx Deer Association)
11:30	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
	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
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
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
3:45	Responsible Equine Stewardship (Dennis Sigler) .75 CCA	Quail Management (Ronnie Howard) .75 CCA	Natural/Grass Fed Beef (Bob Meeks) .75 CCA
4:30	Feral Hog Control and Mgt - A State Perspective (Randy Smith) 1 IPM / 1 CCA

Saturday, 10th October (Seminars) (9:00am - 2:00pm)
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)
10:15	Feral Hog Impacts and Biology (Dr. Jim Gallagher) 1 Gen / 1.25 CCA
11:30	Trade Show

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Spouses Program
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

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Phone: (210) 226-1177
Fax: (210) 495-3010
Email: info@farmandranchexpo.com

San Antonio International
Farm and Ranch Show

October 14-16th, 2010
FARM & RANCH EXPO HALL
Freeman Coliseum Grounds
3201 East Houston Street
San Antonio, Texas 78219