AgriLife Extension profitability conferences to address volatile markets

Texas

Profitability conferences have been scheduled throughout the Panhandle by Texas AgriLife Extension Service economists to help producers prepare for the upcoming crop year.

"Volatile market conditions and unstable production costs for crop and livestock operations have created a need for 2009 budgeting," said DeDe Jones, AgriLife Extension risk management specialist. "Also being up-to-date on the 2008 farm bill will aid producers in their crop and livestock decisions."

Ten meetings have been scheduled across the region in the next two months, Jones said. For more information on individual meetings, individuals should contact the AgriLife Extension office in their county. County office contact information can be found online at http://texasextension.tamu.edu/county/.

At each meeting, Dr. Steve Amosson, AgriLife Extension economist, will give a commodity market outlook and talk about irrigated crop budgets. Patrick Warminski, AgriLife Extension risk management specialist, will follow with discussion of dryland crop budgets and flexible cash leases. Jones will wrap it up with the farm bill discussion.

Each meeting will be about two and a half hours long. Dates and locations of the meetings are as follows:

--Dec. 11, 9 a.m., Bairfield Activity Center, Clarendon.

--Dec. 15, 9 a.m., White Deer Community Center, White Deer.

--Dec. 16, 9 a.m., Randall County Extension Center, Canyon.

--Dec. 16, producer meeting starts at 9 a.m., market outlook at 1 p.m., Moore County Community Building, Dumas.

--Dec. 17, 1 p.m., Chamber of Commerce, 105 E. 12th Street, Shamrock.

--Dec. 18, 9 a.m., First State Bank, Dalhart.

--Jan. 5, 1 p.m., Ochiltree County Expo Center, Perryton.

--Jan. 5, 7 p.m., Lipscomb Clubhouse, Lipscomb.

--Jan. 6, noon, O'Laughlin Center, Spearman.

--Jan. 27, 10 a.m., Deaf Smith County Extension Center, 903 14th Street, Hereford.

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Date: 12/2/08

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