Schedule of Events for Friday, December 6, 2024
Welcome to the Missouri Livestock Symposium
4 p.m. - Trade show doors open.
6 p.m. - Free co-sponsored beef supper.
7 p.m. - Our evening program begins in the Auditorium
- Welcome
- Guest welcomes
- Recognition of important guests and sponsors
- Photo contest winner announced - Kaylie Campbell, Chillicothe, MO
- Livestock Achievement Award winner announced - Ashley McCarty, Kirksville, MO
- Alyssa Thornhill, Adair County 4-H member and State 4-H Public Speaking Contest winner
8 p.m. - Keynote Speaker - Cassandra Fish
Cattle Market Outlook: How the Industry Has Changed
Ask Cassie - Q & A Session
Cassandra is a thirty-year professional in the livestock and futures industries. Cassie
furnishes analysis, advice, risk assessment, and order execution to cattle feeders, meat
packers, end-users, and futures traders. You may already be familiar with Cassie’s
daily column, The Beef, which is read and relied on by thousands of industry
professionals in more than thirty countries.
Cassandra was raised on a third-generation Missouri farm. She has always been a part of
the agriculture industry.
