Stockman's School for Profit

September 4, 5, & 6, 2008

Genetic & financial management strategies for optimum performing grass based cattle operations
 

Cody Holmes and Gearld Fry invite you to attend an intensive, hands-on three day school based at the Rockin H Ranch.  Join us as we reveal all the details on the financial success of the Rockin H Ranch and it's 900-cow/calf operation.  We'll also learn gourmet genetics management for superior performance on grass through linear measuring.
Learn how a cow/calf operation can be successful without off-farm income and still maintain a quality standard of living.

Topics included at the Stockman's School for Profit:

• Breeding programs determine production, performance, consistency and quality of meat

• Genetic density and selection of bulls

• Selecting bulls from your own cow herd

• Selecting top cows in your herd to rebuild your herd

• Importance of line breeding

• Using linear measurements for selection of replacements and bulls

• Using profit and loss statements to manage your operation

• Risk management

• Rotational grazing systems

• Inexpensive watering and fencing systems critical to success

• Lost practices of animal husbandry

• Natural ability of cows

• Equipment as liabilities, not assets

• Learn linear measuring on real cattle in the chute

The school will consist of three mornings of classroom-type sessions.  These sessions will be held in the conference room of Days Inn in Mountain Grove, MO.  Afternoon sessions for all three days will be held in the pastures, working pens and with the livestock of the Rockin H Ranch.  A fantastic opportunity to learn the ins and outs of a cow/calf operation hands on!  All sessions will be intense with plenty of question and answer time.

Gearld Fry will help you learn how to select, breed, and manage a herd for health and performance on grass and how to create gourmet beef.  Gearld has worked with cattle breeders for more than three decades, having operated a reproductive center and is now serving as an independent consultant.  Much of his consultancy is based in ration balancing and finding answers to livestock health and performance problems in nutrition.  He is familiar with all areas of traditional and modern conventional breeding methods and is accomplished in embryo work, pregnancy checking, semen collection and artificial breeding.  He is author of Reproduction & Animal Health and lives in Rosebud, AR, with his wife, Margie.  You can access Gearld's website at www.bovineengineering.com.

Cody Holmes will reveal all the details on the financial success of the Rockin H Ranch's 900-cow/calf operation in southern Missouri.  From it's meager beginnings over 31 years ago, Cody will explain the ins and outs of growing a ranch in the modern agricultural arena of today.  This is a real time working ranch exhibiting real time current profit and loss statements as an example for other cattlemen.

You won't want to miss this fantastic opportunity!
Register Today!

Host hotel for the Stockman's School for Profit is Days Inn of Mountain Grove, MO.  To guarantee your special rate, hotel reservations must be placed BEFORE August 18!  Contact Days Inn at 417-926-5555 to reserve your room.

Registration check-in is from 8:00-8:30 a.m. at the Conference Room at Days Inn.  The school begins at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, September 4, in the Conference Room at Days Inn.  A full schedule will be available upon registration check-in.

Cost for this three-day, intensive hands-on school is $400 per person.  Registrations must be received by September 1, 2008! 

To register or for more information, simply contact Dawnnell at the Rockin H Ranch at 417-741-6090 or email.  Mail a check or money order for your registration amount to the Rockin H Ranch at the address below.  A receipt and registration confirmation will be mailed when payment is received.