The Southwest Beef Symposium, jointly hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service, is set for Feb. 8-9 at the Overton Hotel in Lubbock.The program begins at 1 p.m. on Feb. 8 and wraps up after lunch on Feb. 9.“Building Back – If and When” will be discussed during the first day’s topics, said Bruce Carpenter, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension livestock specialist and professor in the Department of Animal Science, Fort Stockton.The symposium will address drought outlook, input costs, cattle market outlook and private property issues. Day 2 will be devoted to current ...