TUESDAY, APRIL 29TH, 2025

 

7:00 AM Trade Show Opens, Coffee Breakfast Bites & More

 

8:30 AM Moderators Donnell Brown & Ryan Rathman

 Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Opening Comments, Introductions & Announcements

 

9:00 AM Cattle Fax, Troy Applehans, Denver, CO

“Beef Cattle Market Performance,

What can Cow/Producers Expected for 2025 & 2026”

9:30 AM Q & A with Troy Applehans

 

9:45 AM Matt Makens, Denver, CO Climatic Scientist & Meteorologist

“La Nina or El Nino, What can Producers Expect for the 2025 Growing Seasons”

 

1st Breakout session

“New Technology for Cow/Calf Producers”

Rio Max  •  FerAppease  •  Ranch Bot  •  Envu

 

10:30AM Trade Show opens and 1st Break Out Session

11:15 AM Collin Woodall, National Cattleman’s Beef Association

“The Future of Beef Cattle Production in the USA on the Heels of the Green New Deal”

 

12:00 PM Lunch & Trade Show Open

 

12:45 PM “Rancher of The Year Presentation”

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1:00 PM Lee Leachman, Leachman Cattle Company and Donnell Brown RA Brown Ranch

“Artificial Intelligence, how do we use this technology in the beef cattle business" &

“How can we get rid of so many numbers to analyze”

 

1:30 PM Q & A

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1:45 PM Trade Show Open &  2nd Break Out Session

“EPD’s for Commercial Cows”

Dr. Randall Spare and Dr. Jason Smith

 

2:30 PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dan Owolabi - Wooster, Ohio

 

3:30 PM VIP Reception Citadelle Art Foundation

 

3:30 PM Panel Discussion

“What are Major Issues and Great Opportunities for

Beef Cattle Producers in the Next Five Years”

Panel Moderator Ben Weinheimer, CEO Texas Cattle Feeders Association

Panelist

Robby Kirkland, Kirkland Feedyard Vega, Texas & TCFA Chairman

Amy Kirkland Director of Texas Beef Council, Vega, Texas

Colin Woodall, NCBA

John Stika, Certified Angus Beef President, Wooster, OH

 

5:00 PM Social Hour & Trade Show Open

 

6:00 PM Dinner Sponsored by Certified Angus Beef

 

6:30 PM John Stika, President Certified Angus Beef, Wooster, OH

“The Future is About Quality or Commodity Beef it's Your Decision”

 

7:15 PM Adjourn

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH, 2025

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7:00 AM Trade Show Opens, Coffee & Breakfast Bites

 

8:00 AM Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance & Opening Comments

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8:30 AM Dr. Randall Spare, DVM, Ashland, KS

“The Value of Artificial Insemination to a Commercial Cowherd"

 

9:00 AM Trade Show Open and 3rd Breakout Session

“Bull Leasing or Bull Purchasing”

Cody Jorgensen & David Thomas

 

9:45 AM Dr. Morgan Treadwell, Texas A&M AgriLife Range Specialist

“Understanding the 2024 Wildfire Energy Impact & Forage Trajectory”

 

10:15 AM Q & A

 

10:30 AM Panel Discussion Moderator Dr. Jason Smith,

Texas A&M Area Beef Cattle Specialist

“How is Artificial Intelligence Going to Effect Commercial Beef Cow

Selection and Production in the Future”

Panelist

Donnell Brown RA Brown Ranch, Throckmorton, TX

Tom Fanning, Pratt Feeders, Buffalo, OK

Colin Woodall, NCBA

Laura Burandt, Perryton, TX

Lee Leachman, Fort Collins, CO

 

11:30 AM Capital Farm Credit, Clint Cryer “The Future of Ag Finance”

 

12:15 PM CAB Kansas City strip steaks right off the grill

Trade Show Open

 

1:00 PM "Pasture Management Opportunities" by Brian Cain of ENVU

 

1:45 PM Break & Trade Show Final Opening

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2:00 PM 10th Year Celebration Andy Holloway,

County Extension Agent Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Hemphill County

 

2:15 PM 10th Year Anniversary of the Beef Cattle Conference Effect

on the Beef Cattle Industry Rancher Kathy Price, Lipscomb, TX

 

2:30 PM 10th Year Anniversary of the Beef Cattle Conference from an

Agribusiness Perspective Businessman & Rancher Travis Thorne, Jacksboro, TX

 

2:45 PM Mike Turner, Blue Ranch, Dumas, Texas & Adam Issacs,

Need More Ranching, Canadian, Texas

“Grazing Systems, How To Improve Stocking Rates”

 

3:45 PM Q & A

 

4:00 PM Grand Prize Give Away

Final Announcements & Adjourn