Ranching Opportunities, Feb 4 2016
Below is a list of our speakers and the subject of their presentation. There will be lots of time through out the day to visit with colleagues and experts. There will also be a number of booths set up with product demonstrations to be viewed during the breaks.
9:15 to 10:00 AM
Steve Kenyon, Low Risk Ranching
Our first speaker is the owner of Greener Pastures. He has managed to realize his goals of getting into ranching at a relatively young age. He does custom grazing, land managment and meat sales. He will talk about how to reduce the risk when getting started.
8:30 to 9:00 Registration
9:00 to 9:15 Welcome & Announcements
3:00 to 4:30
Producer Panel, Winter Feeding
Sean LaBrie, Greg Selzler, and Glen Stankievich will participate in a panel discussion moderated by Grant Lastiwka. They will be comparing different winter grazing possibilities. Advantages/disadvantages including financials.
10:30 to 12:30 AM (Note: one begins at 10:30 and one at 11:30)
Break out Sessions
1. Cattle Handling Demo
Curt Pate is an experienced stockman that will demonstrate low stress cattle handling. You can find information about him on his website.
2. How Is Your Beef Hanging
Brad McLeod with the Olds College meat lab will show producers what actually come from a beef and why some cuts are more valuable than others.
3. FarmOn-Community of Support
Ben Wilson will talk about the online community and how it may help you with your organization. Checkout the FarmOn Website.
10:00 to 10:30 Coffee Break / Trade Show
1:30 to 2:30
Nick Black, Alberta consumers, Understanding what they want
Nick Black managing partner of Intensions Consulting. There company has surveyed alberta consumers so he will speak about what they are really saying.
12:30 to 1:30 Lunch / Trade Show
2:30 to 3:00 Coffee Break / Trade Show