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Registration:$50, after October 17th $75

Loading area: South side of the Memorial Student Union Building on the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Campus and parking will be available in Lot M, southeast of the loading area.

On-site registration will be available at the loading area prior to departure.

Participants will be shuttled to the King Ranch and escorted past security.

Everyone who handles livestock will benefit from this unique educational program offered during the Pre-Symposium Training held prior to King Ranch Institute’s Symposium in Kingsville, Texas.

The seminar will be run from 9:00AM Wednesday to 11:00AM Thursday with a lunch and refreshments provided. Speakers will use cattle and horses to illustrate proven stockmanship methods that benefit everyday livestock work. Renowned Montana horseman, rancher and stockmanship instructor Curt Pate is joined by lifelong cattleman Dr. Ron Gill, Texas A&M Livestock Specialist and cattle handling expert. Third team member is Texas ranch cowboy, Todd McCartney, seasoned presenter on beef industry topics and RFD-TV host.

The event will be held outdoors at the King Ranch Arena, on the Historic King Ranch and will include instruction for improved gathering, penning, chute work, doctoring and hauling. Much emphasis will be placed on ways to increase cattle performance by reducing handling stress. Discussions of Beef Industry Stewardship will also be included showing how cattlemen can actually shape consumer’s perception of beef. Other topics will cover horsemanship for cattlemen, beneficial chute-side strategies and the many economic, personal and industry benefits of the strategies presented.

“Those who join us for the Stockmanship & Stewardship program will learn how these often forgotten methods and principles can increase profits and actually boost the beef industry,” said Todd McCartney, program speaker and segment host for the new RFD-TV show Cattlemen To Cattlemen.

The Stockmanship & Stewardship seminar series is appearing in numerous states across the U.S. in 2008 thanks to the initiative of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.