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All Ag Calendar

  • 10/08/09 -10/10/09 San Antonio International Farm & Ranch Show (www.farmandranchexpo.com)
  • 10/13/09 7:30am Ag Market Network's Monthly Cotton Conference Call (online at www.AgMarketNetwork.com) ***LIVE BROADCAST ON ALL AG, ALL DAY!
  • 10/14/09 9:00am Cattle Health Meeting in Plainview (806-291-5267)
  • 10/23/09 9:30am Prescribed Fire in Ranching Systems at the JA Ranch in Randall County (806-651-5760)
  • 10/28/09-10/30/09 Texas Cattle Feeders Association Annual Convention at Amarillo Civic Center (www.tcfa.org)
  • 10/30/09 9:00am Advanced Topics in Wildlife Management Series in Canadian, TX (806-323-9114)
  • 11/12/09 7:30am Ag Market Network's Monthly Cotton Conference Call (online at www.AgMarketNetwork.com) ***LIVE BROADCAST ON ALL AG, ALL DAY!
  • 11/17/09-11/18/09 Farm Service Agency Guaranteed Loan Program Lender Seminar in Lubbock (979-680-5220)
  • 12/05/09-12/07/09 Texas Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Fort Worth, TX
  • 12/15/09 7:30am Ag Market Network's Monthly Cotton Conference Call (online at www.AgMarketNetwork.com) ***LIVE BROADCAST ON ALL AG, ALL DAY!
  • z01/04/10-01/07/10 Beltwide Cotton Conference in New Orleans, LA (www.cotton.org)
  • z01/13/10-02/25/10 Master Marketer Program in Amarillo (806-677-5600)
  • z01/27/10-01/30/10 Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show in San Antonio, TX (www.beefusa.org)
  • z03/04/10-03/06/10 Commodity Classic in Anaheim, CA (www.commodityclassic.com)

Thursday, June 18, 2009

GET IT Pushing Conventional Beef Production

The Growth Enhancement Technology Information Team - or GET IT - is launching a marketing campaign trumpeting the economic and environmental benefits of conventional beef production over those of grass-only or natural beef production systems. GET IT is made up of animal-health manufacturing executives who say the program will provide beef producers with facts about the eco-friendly and economical benefits of conventional beef production.

A key message is that conventional beef production is environmentally friendly compared to grass-only or natural beef-production systems. GET IT’s Paul Parker says it may seem counter intuitive that conventional beef production has less environmental impact than grass-only, natural or organic beef production - but he points out that cattle finished on grain-based rations using growth-enhancing technologies are more land efficient and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

With U.S. consumers facing rising food costs in a tight economy - Parker adds beef producers have a great opportunity to be proactive and positive with messages about beef's affordability and environmental and economic sustainability. GET IT cites an Iowa State University study which showed that conventional production reduces by two-thirds the amount of land needed to produce a pound of beef.

GUEST INTERVIEWS

MONDAY
Bob Maurer with Manduca Trading in Chicago (800-388-0998)
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TUESDAY
Roger Haldenby, VP of Operations for Plains Cotton Growers (PCG)
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WEDNESDAY
Gerald Simonsen, Chairman of National Sorghum Producers (NSP)
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THURSDAY
Andy Holloway with Ash Angus LLC of Stamford, TX
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FRIDAY
Dr. Steve Amosson with Texas AgriLife Extension in Amarillo, TX
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