The 2008 Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course concluded today at noon with nearly 1,500 registrants. It's the largest attended short course. News media, to follow up on topics and tidbits for stories, contact Blair Fannin at b-fannin@tamu.edu. Also, we'd like to know if these blog entries were useful to you. Send us an email.

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Dr. Ron Gill, Texas AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist, gave a presentation this morning on early weaning calves. It's not for everyone and certainly not for the absentee cattle operator, he said. However, it does have a lot of merit in keeping female cattle in top shape, according to Gill. Dr. Bruce Carpenter, AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist, also gave a presentation on calving strategies to reduce cow costs - a good practice today factoring in the high cost of feed.

-BLAIR FANNIN
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The trade show inside G. Rollie White Coliseum draws beef producers by the hundreds to view the latest equipment and technology.