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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

11 a.m. | Registration / Trade Show setup

12:30 p.m. |  Welcome |Sam Wyffels, Dawn Schooley, Carl Yeoman

12:45 - 1:30 p.m.| Katelyn McCullock, Livestock Marketing Information Center
Market Dynamics Shaping the Cattle Outlook

1:35 - 2:20 p.m. | Jeff Hall, Huvepharma
Vitamin/Mineral Deficiencies:  Frequency of Occurrence, Effects, and Economic Losses to Producers

2:40 - 2:55 p.m. | Break/Trade Show                               

3 - 3:45 p.m – Don Bliss, Midamerica Agricultural Research
Parasite Effect on Profitability

3:50 - 4:35 p.m. | Wade Nichols, Merck Animal Health
Growth Promoting Implants: Growth Physiology and Strategies under the new FDA Guidelines

4:45 – 5 p.m.| Montana Feed Association Scholarship Awards                               

5 p.m. | Social/Poster Session/Trade Show

6:30 p.m. | Dinner and MFA Scholarships Program
Scholarship Impacts and Benefits – Featuring past winners Marc King, Ty McDonald, and Cole Morrison

LIVE AUCTION: Montana Feed Association

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

*Light breakfast snacks will be provided when the conference begins.

7 - 8 a.m.| Student Poster Judging

8 - 8:45 a.m.| Dr. Brad De Groot, Montana Department of Livestock 
Montana Cattle Disease Status Update

8:50 - 9:35 a.m. | Kylie Sherrill, Central Life Sciences
External Pest Control

9:40 - 10:25 a.m. – Break/Trade Show

10:30 - 11:15 a.m. | Kelsey Jencso, Montana Climate Office
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: An Update on Montana's Seasonal Drought Outlook

11:15 a.m. - Noon | Sam Wyffels, Montana State University Extension
Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle and Long-Term Effects of Drought

12:05 p.m. | Carl Yeoman, MSU Department of Animal and Range Sciences
Presentation of graduate student poster awards 

12:15 p.m.| Sam Wyffels
Adjournment

APPROVED FOR 6 ARPAS CEUs

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