Expo Seminar Schedule - Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

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Expo Seminar Schedule
TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2014
11 a.m.
Noon
1:25 p.m.
2:10 p.m.
2:55 p.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
Lunch – All Breeds Committee
Managing Grazing and Cattle During Drought Conditions
Dr. Larry A. Redmon, Professor & State Forage Specialist, Texas A&M University
Brush Management
Dr. Megan Dominguez Clayton, Assistant Professor and Extension Range Specialist,
Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi
Marketing Your Livestock in the Digital Age
Rachel Cutrer, President of Ranch House Designs
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014
1 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3:15 p.m.
4 p.m. Introduction To Feral Hogs
Mark Tyson, Extension Associate, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Feral Hog Control or Management
T. J. Muir, USDA-Wildlife Services
Urban Hog
Mark Tyson, Extension Associate, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Recent Feral Hog Research and the Use of Baits
Donnie Frels, TPWD, Kerr Wildlife Management Area
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.
1:45 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3:15 p.m.
4:15 p.m.
Managing Springs and Streams
Chad Norris, TPWD Water Resource Specialist
Managing for Pollinators
Michael Warriner, TPWD Invertebrate Biologist
Invasion of the Tawny (Raspberry) Crazy Ant
Dr. Roger Gold, Professor and Endowed Chair in Urban and
Structural Entomology, Texas A&M University
Songbird Identification and Managing Habitat for Songbirds
Glenn Olsen, Houston Audubon
Creating Backyard Habitats for Wildlife
Diana Foss, TPWD Urban Wildlife Biologist, Houston