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