The event at the Texas A&M University Agricultural Research and
Extension Center, 6500 Amarillo Blvd.
West, is sponsored in conjunction with the Master Marketer seminar
series, and is open to the public.
Advance registration costs $50 per person, or $60 at the door. Early
registration is recommended. Lunch is
included. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. The first conference session
begins at 8:30 a.m.
Topics and speakers include: Where is the Farm Program Heading: Impact
on Producers, by Ed Smith,
Extension economist in marketing-policy; El Nino, La Nina and the 2001
Forecast, by meteorologists Steve
Drillette and Edward Andrade, Jr., National Weather Service; 2001 Grain
Outlook and Marketing Strategies, by
Mark Waller, Extension economist-grain marketing; 2001 Cattle Outlook
and Marketing Strategies, by Duane
Lenz, Cattle-Fax market analyst; and Technical Indications for Ag Markets
in 2001, Dale Stemple, Amarillo
Brokerage Company account executive.
Advance registration should be made before Feb. 7. Check or money orders
should be payable to Texas
Extension Education Foundation, and sent to: Fran Bretz, Texas
Agricultural Extension Service, 6500 Amarillo
Blvd. West, Amarillo, TX 79106.
For information, contact Bretz or Amosson at (806) 359-5401.