The Jackson County Extension Office and Southwest Technology Center will offer a commodity market meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at the Southwest Technology Center, Room 122.

Discussion leaders will be Dr. Kim Anderson, OSU Extension Grain Marketing Specialist and a new face for this month, Dr. Phil Kenkel, OSU Agriculture Economics Professor.

Topics addressed will be the commodity markets and a Price Trends Analysis of the Fertilizer Business and a look at the best time to purchase fertilizer.

This should be an interested and informing meeting. Not only will you gain an understanding of how the market operates and how to best utilize the market but also a fresh look at fertilizer prices and the impacts on purchase times. Therefore the novice to the expert will find useful information at these meetings.

The meetings will be conducted utilizing live interactive technology, meaning they can see and hear us and vice versa. In this format we will be able to have the one on one discussion that is so valuable in this topic area. A light free lunch will be served.

Lunches for this event have been sponsored by various agriculture financial institutions in Altus. Pre-registration is requested by Tuesday, Sept. 23, 4 p.m., at the Extension Office, 482-0823.

Sixth Annual Southwest Stocker Cattle Conference

Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 8:45 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Great Plains Technology Center, Worley Seminar Room

4800 W Lee Blvd., Lawton

This should be an informative meeting for the cattle producer. Topics will cover the cattle market, stocker management on wheat in 2008, Introduction to Beef Quality Assurance and the Certification process. Be sure to make an effort to attend this meeting. There will be a lunch provided. You may register by calling 580-255-0646. However, do so as soon as possible so that lunch counts may be established. Following is the conference schedule.



Schedule:

8:45 –9:15 Registration, Coffee &

Doughnuts

9:15-10:00 Cattle Market Outlook

Situation and Outlook

10:00-10:45 Stocker Management on

Wheat—A unique year ahead!

10:45-11:15 Break, Visit Trade Show

11:15-11:30 Introduction to Oklahoma Beef

Quality Assurance

11:30-12:00 Beef Quality Assurance

12:00-12:45 Lunch-Trade Show

12:45-2:00 Beef Quality Assurance

and Certification