State of Beef 2016
Innovation in the Cow Herd and Beyond
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Time:
9:00 am –
12:00 pm
Sandhills Convention Center
2102 S. Jeffers St.
North Platte NE 69101
North Platte NE 69101
Contact:
Karla Jenkins, (308) 632-1245, kjenkins2@unl.edu
The 2016 State of Beef Conference will be held November 2 and 3 at the Sandhills Convention Center in North Platte.
Topics Include:
• Market Outlook - Randy Blach, Cattle Fax
• Genetic Selection for a More Profitable Cow-Calf Enterprise - Dr. Matt Spangler
• Health Considerations for the Calf, Setting Up Success – Dr, Jerry Stokka, North Dakota State University
• Strategies for Improving Profitability in the Ranch Operation – Dr. Karla Jenkins
• Optimum Management for Backgrounding Systems – Dr. Jim MacDonald
• Strategies for Breeding High Risk Females – Dr. Rick Funston
• Decision Support Tools – Randy Saner
• What are Breed Associations Doing for the Commercial Cattleman? – Panel Consisting of Wade Shafer( Simmental), Dan Moser (Angus), Shane Bedwell (Hereford)
• Feedlot Research – What it means for cow-calf and stocker segments of the industry. - Dr. Galen Erickson
• Ensuring End Product Quality, Management Considerations – Dr. Ty Schmidt
• Utilizing Risk Management as Part of a Marketing Plan for Cow-calf Producers – Aaron Berger
• “A perspective from the interface of cattle feeding and processing” An Industry Panel Discussion: John Schroeder - Darr Feedlot, John Butler – Beef Marketing Group, Dave Weaber- Delhaize Group
Registration information is available by contacting Dr. Karla Jenkins at 308-632-1245 or kjenkins2@unl.edu.
Topics Include:
• Market Outlook - Randy Blach, Cattle Fax
• Genetic Selection for a More Profitable Cow-Calf Enterprise - Dr. Matt Spangler
• Health Considerations for the Calf, Setting Up Success – Dr, Jerry Stokka, North Dakota State University
• Strategies for Improving Profitability in the Ranch Operation – Dr. Karla Jenkins
• Optimum Management for Backgrounding Systems – Dr. Jim MacDonald
• Strategies for Breeding High Risk Females – Dr. Rick Funston
• Decision Support Tools – Randy Saner
• What are Breed Associations Doing for the Commercial Cattleman? – Panel Consisting of Wade Shafer( Simmental), Dan Moser (Angus), Shane Bedwell (Hereford)
• Feedlot Research – What it means for cow-calf and stocker segments of the industry. - Dr. Galen Erickson
• Ensuring End Product Quality, Management Considerations – Dr. Ty Schmidt
• Utilizing Risk Management as Part of a Marketing Plan for Cow-calf Producers – Aaron Berger
• “A perspective from the interface of cattle feeding and processing” An Industry Panel Discussion: John Schroeder - Darr Feedlot, John Butler – Beef Marketing Group, Dave Weaber- Delhaize Group
Registration information is available by contacting Dr. Karla Jenkins at 308-632-1245 or kjenkins2@unl.edu.