TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2014

11 a.m. Cattle Market Outlook for 2014

David P. Anderson, Professor and Extension Economist –

Livestock and Food Products Marketing Department of Agricultural

Economics Texas A&M University

Noon Lunch – All Breeds Committee

1:25 p.m. Managing Grazing and Cattle During Drought Conditions

Dr. Larry A. Redmon, Professor State Forage Specialist, Texas A&M University

2:10 p.m. Brush Management

Dr. Megan Dominguez Clayton, Assistant Professor and Extension Range

Specialist, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi

2:55 p.m. Marketing Your Livestock in the Digital Age

Rachel Cutrer, President of Ranch House Designs

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014

1 p.m. Introduction To Feral Hogs

Mark Tyson, Extension Associate, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

1:45 p.m. Feral Hog Control or Management

T. J. Muir, USDA-Wildlife Services

2:30 p.m. Urban Hog

Mark Tyson, Extension Associate, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

3:15 p.m. Recent Feral Hog Research and the Use of Baits

Donnie Frels, TPWD, Kerr Wildlife Management Area

4 p.m. From the Field to the Plate: Feral Hog Preparation and Recipes

Mike Prasek Jr., Prasek’s Hillje Smokehouse, Hillje, Texas

THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014

1 p.m. Managing Springs and Streams

Chad Norris, TPWD Water Resource Specialist

1:45 p.m. Managing for Pollinators

Michael Warriner, TPWD Invertebrate Biologist

2:30 p.m. Invasion of the Tawny (Raspberry) Crazy Ant

Dr. Roger Gold, Professor and Endowed Chair in Urban

and Structural Entomology, Texas A&M University

3:15 p.m. Songbird Identification and Managing Habitat for Songbirds

Glenn Olsen, Houston Audubon

4:15 p.m. Creating Backyard Habitats for Wildlife

Diana Foss, TPWD Urban Wildlife Biologist, Houston