Cowboy College Symposium

Our Mission

Each year, the Cowboy College Symposium is dedicated to providing free, practical education to local cattle producers. Our goal is to equip ranchers with the knowledge, tools, and resources they need to strengthen their operations and achieve their goals.

By bringing together experts from a wide range of agricultural disciplines, we create opportunities to learn, share ideas, and discover innovative solutions to the everyday challenges of cattle production. We believe that investing in education strengthens not only individual ranches, but also the agricultural communities we serve.

2026 Cowboy College Agenda

  • Bovine Coronavirus

    • Presented by Dr. Bob Gentry

  • Legacy of the Ranch: How to Pass Your Ranch Assets to the Second Generation

    • Presented by Dr. Marsha Goetting

  • Use of Live Yeast Cultures to Improve Fiber Digestion and Improve Performance

    • Presented by Dr. Cory Parsons

  • Use of New Antiparasitics

    • Presented by Dr. Kenton Carson

  • Use of Soil Microbes for Increasing Stocking Rates in Beef Production

    • Presented by Mark Dodd

  • Maternal Injectable Mineral Administration on Calf Growth and Reproductive Parameters

    • Presented by Dr. Makayla Brenner

  • Bison Production

    • Presented by Mark Kossler

  • Use of Genomics to Improve Commercial Cattle Production

    • Presented by Dr. Wade Schafer

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Cowboy College 2027 Agenda Suggestions