The 21st annual Central Texas Beef Cattle Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 virtually, via Zoom.  Registration is FREE.  Program will start at 1:00PM and continue until 4:30PM. This annual event is hosted jointly by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Services in Bosque, Hood, Somervell and Johnson Counties.  This year’s program will include the following presentations: Herd Health Maintenance, Body Conditioning Score, by Dr. Jason Cleere, Beef Cattle Specialist – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension; Cattle Branding, Theft and Prevention, by Marvin Wills, Texas & Southwestern… Read More →

The nine county Extension Beef Cattle Program will be held at the Gatesville Civic Center, 301 Veterans Memorial Loop – Gatesville, TX 76528 on Friday, September 27th. This year’s program will include current issues facing cattle producers and the annual steak dinner. Topics and speakers: Chute Side Cattle Manners with Jarred Ranly DVM, Ranly Veterinary Services and Jamie Smith, Boehringer-Ingelheim; Electronic ID Requirements for Cattle with Dr. Tom Hairgrove, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Veterinary Specialist; Land, Wire, and Water Laws by Brandon Belt, Coryell County Attorney; Innovative Research… Read More →

Beef market, weather outlook to be featured at Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course   The outlook for consumer beef demand as well as price forecasts for the cattle market will be featured during the general session of the 64th Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course Aug. 6-8 at Texas A&M University in College Station. The general session, set for Aug. 6, will feature Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax, who will give a beef cattle market outlook. “Everyone is wanting to know the trends and how this will… Read More →

*****************Program Cancelled********************     The Central Texas Beef Cattle Program scheduled for Tuesday, January 16, 2018 in Cleburne, Texas has been CANCELLED due to weather and road conditions in the forecast.   This program will be rescheduled for the late Spring 2018, watch for more details.       Somervell, Bosque, Hood and Johnson County A&M AgriLife extension offices are partnering to hold the 19th annual Central Texas Beef Cattle meeting.  This educational program will feature Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Specialists in entomology, beef cattle, and economics.  The… Read More →

The nine county Extension Beef Cattle Program will be held on the beautiful “Swinging B” Ranch, Axtell, Texas on Friday, September 29th. The ranch is located off Kirkland Hill Road, 20 minutes North East of Waco.  This years’ program will include live cattle demonstrations, a ranch tour and a ribeye steak dinner. Speakers will include Dr. Jason Cleere – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Beef Cattle Specialist; Dr.s Dan Miller and Todd Whitesell, of M&W Cattle Services; Lance Bauer – Beefmaster Breeders United; Hugh Aljoe – Noble Foundation; and… Read More →

The annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course will be held August 1-3, 2016 at Texas A&M University.  This program has a rich tradition and historical place in the programs emanating from the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University.  Dating as far back as 1942, Professor John K Riggs started the first in a series of Beef Cattle Short Courses held on the campus of Texas A&M College to discuss the results of beef cattle research from the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station with Texas beef producers. … Read More →