2014 Ranchers Gathering

            The 2014 Ranchers Gathering has been set for Thursday, August 14, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Decatur.  Doors will open around 5:30 p.m. for everyone to visit booths at the trade show.  The trade show will feature over 20 agriculture related businesses offering the newest in technology for beef cattle producers.  Dinner is set for 6:00 p.m.  The $10.00 registration fee covers the meal and makes you eligible for one of the many door prizes given away during the program.

            Stan Bevers, Professor and Extension Economist – Management, with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service out of Vernon, Texas will speak on “Risk Management Tools for Ranchers”.  

 The major topics will include:

• PRF Insurance (some know it as the Rainfall Insurance)
• PRF-Annual Forage, this program is targeted to annual forage growers who have small grain pastures and/or haygrazer production.
• Livestock Forage Disaster Program.  This is the Farm Bill program that many producers are already in the process of doing at USDA-FSA.

      

            This year’s event is being sponsored by the Wise County Extension Livestock and Forage Committee.  The registration deadline is Tuesday, August 12, 2014.  To register, come by the Wise County Extension office at 206 S. State Street.  Checks can be made to:  Extension Livestock Committee.