10:00 am – 3:00 pm: Trade Show Set Up
11:30 am: Pre-conference Tour of Area Stocker Operations
- Scott Jolly Farm: Large feeder with integrated operation. Feeds wet distillers, etc.
- Fox Creek Cattle Co/Sorrell Farms: Buys about 60,000 head per year. Sorrell Farms runs 4000-5000 stockers per year.
- King Livestock and King Livestock Express: Order buyer specializes in “farm fresh” and CPH type cattle
- Tim Cato Farm: Small Stocker Operator. Will have about 300 head on feed. Feeds modified distillers in fence line bunks
6:00 pm: Reception, Convention Center, Sponsored by Bayer
Animal Health, Flat-Iron Steak Meal, The Impact of the
Beef Check-Off – Tennessee and Kentucky Beef Councils
7:00 am - 8:00 am: Trade show open
9:00 am: Dr. Roy Burris – Welcome
9:05 am: Dr. Dee Griffin – Value of Veterinary Services in Stocker
Operations
9:45 am: Dr. Walt Prevatt – Survival and Sustainability of Stocker
Operations
10:30 am: Break, Visit Trade Show
11:00 am: Panel Discussion – Jeff Lehmkuhler - Moderator
Participants on panel – Leamon Bratton – Tennessee Stocker Operator,
Dick Ryan - Lodi, Wisconsin
11:45 am: Lunch, Visit Trade Show
1:00 pm: Dr. Michael Murphy – Cattle Fax – Marketing Outlook
2:00 pm: Dr. Jeff Lemhkuhler – Implications of Lower Phosphorus
in Fertilizers and Minerals
2:45 pm: Mr. Nate Jaeger – COOL – Implications for Stocker
Operators
3:00 pm: Adjourn
