Presentations, Publications and Podcasts

Presentations

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Outlooks

• Beef Cattle Outlook presented to South Carolina Young Farmers & Ranchers.  February 2, 2013.  (PDF)
• Livestock Outlook presented to American Farm Bureau Commodity Outlook Conference.Risk Management for Stocker Cattle.  October 11, 2012. (PDF)
• University of Florida Beef Cattle Short Course.  May 3, 2012.(PDF)
• 2012 Beef Cattle Outlook. University of Florida Beef Cattle Short Course.  May 2, 2012.  (PDF)
• Economics of Bahia vs. Bermuda.  Georgia Cattlemen's Association Annual Convention.  April 4, 2012.  (PDF)
• Should I sell off the cow or pre-condition? Colquitt County Beef Meeting.  March 29, 2012.  (PDF)
• Forage Economics.  Upson County Grazing School. March 27, 2012.  (PDF)
• 2012 Georgia Agricultural Outlook presented to Georgia Ag Forecast luncheon.  Carrollton, GA.  January 27, 2012 (PDF)
• Beef Cattle Outlook.  Presented Florida Cattlemen's Institute in Kissimmee, FL on January 26, 2012. (PDF)
• 2012 Beef Cattle Outlook.  Presented to UGA County Extension Agents.  January 20 , 2012.  (PowerPoint Show or PDF).
• 2012 Cattle Outlook.  Presented to Clemson University County Agents.  (MP4 file)
• Pork, Forages, and Feedstuffs Outlook.  Presented at the Southern Region Outlook Conference.  September 21, 2011.  (PowerPoint Show or PDF).
• "Beef Cattle Outlook, Breakevens and Trends." Presented at the Georgia Mountain Experiment Station Field Day. April 20, 2011.  (PowerPoint Show or PDF)
• Feedstuffs, beef and dairy outlook presented to Taylor and Macon Counties. January 28, 2011. (PDF)

Farm & Ranch Risk Management

• Options for Livestock Producers. From Georgia County Agent Inservice.  February 2011.  (PowerPoint Show or PDF)
• Livestock Leasing Considerations (WMV - windows media file)

Presentations from Webinars, Workshops and Short-courses (requires MS PowerPoint)

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• Risk Management Alternatives for Livestock and Forage Producers.  From 2011 UGA Grazing School.  September 22, 2011.  (PowerPoint Show or PDF).  
• Grazing Economics. From 2011 UGA Grazing School.  September 22, 2011.  (PowerPoint Show or PDF).  
• Economics of Producing Cattle on Forage.  South Florida Beef Cattle Grazing Conference.  September 16, 2011.  (PowerPoint Show or PDF)
• The following presentations were given at the Beef Cattle Reproductive Management Workshop, Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at the NW GA REC Livestock Pavilion – Calhoun, Georgia.  Available as PowerPoint shows
  
  • "Ways to Improve Cow Efficiency."  Ted Dyer, UGA.
  • "Reproductive Efficiency Begins With the Heifers." Dr. Lee Jones, UGA.
  • "Cost of Developing Heifers."  Dr. Curt Lacy, UGA.
  • "Genomic Technology."  Dr. Tonya Amen, Pfizer Animal Genetics.
• "Economic Evaluation of Cow Culling vs. Replacement Heifers."  Presented at the 60th Annual University of Florida Beef Cattle Short Course.  May 5, 2011.  (PowerPoint Show and PDF).
• "History of Cattle Marketing in Georgia." Presented as part of Pfizer's Cattlemen's College at the Georgia Cattlemen's Convention.  March 31-April 2, 2011.  (PowerPoint Show)
• "Hay Outlook and Economics."   Presented at the Southeast Hay Convention.  March 29-30, 2011.  (PowerPoint Show)
• "Hay Marketing Tips." Presented at the Southeast Hay Convention.  March 29-30, 2011.  (PowerPoint Show)
• "Beginning a New Hay Enterprise ." Presented at the Southeast Hay Convention.  March 29-30, 2011.  (PowerPoint Show)
• Beef Cattle Outlook and Trends.  Presentation from 2011 Southeast Cattle Advisor Marketing webinar presented March 8, 2011.  (PowerPoint Show)

Determining the Required Resources for My Marketing Choice.  Presentation from 2011 Southeast Cattle Advisor Marketing webinar presented March 8, 2011 (PowerPoint Show).

• Maximizing Forages as an Economical Feed Resource (Dr. Dennis Hancock).  Presentation from 2011 Southeast Cattle Advisor Marketing webinar presented March 8, 2011 (PowerPoint Show).

 

 

Publications

Marketing and Farm Management Related Publications

• Fall 2011 Grazing Budgets (PDF)
  • Expense Budgets
  • Budgets with machinery details

Tax and Labor Information

• Income Tax Reporting of Livestock Sales, Keith Kightlinger, UGA (PDF)

 

Podcasts and Videos

• UGA College of Ag YouTube video on Cattle Markets and Southeast Cattle Advisor
• Cattle marketing and economic podcasts (mp3 and wav files)
  • January 2011 Beef Cattle Update for UGA County Agent Winter School
    • Dr. Curt Lacy, UGA (MP3 or WAV)
• Podcasts from www.GeorgiaForages.com
• Others

 

 

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