Beef Update
February 2024
Greetings!
In this Beef Update newsletter, you will find:
- FSA Disaster Assistance Programs
Beef Feedlot Roundtables
Beef Quality Assurance Trainings
Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference
Certified Angus Beef's Nebraska BQA Workshop
Calving Resources
Estate and Transition Planning Workshops
Land Application Training
Lambing & Kidding School
If you have any questions, program suggestions, or need help formulating rations for your cattle, please don't hesitate to reach out. Here's to a successful calving and sale season!
Beef Quality Assurance Trainings
Nebraska Extension and Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) will be offering BQA and BQA Transportation (BQAT) certification opportunities in February for producers needing certification/recertification.
The dates and locations of trainings offered in southwest Nebraska include:
- Imperial – Monday, February 19 at 4 p.m. MT, Lied Imperial Public Library, 703 Broadway Street
- Holdrege – Tuesday, February 20 at 4 p.m. CT, Phelps County Ag Center, 1308 2nd St.
Nebraska BQA is excited to kick off the 2024 trainings with a focus on continuing education for producers. BQA and BQAT certification is valid for three years. The certification fee is $20/person or a flat fee of $100 for operations who bring 5+ people.
Attendees will need to register online at bqa.unl.edu or by calling the Panhandle Research and Extension Center at 308.632.1230. Locations with no registered attendance will be canceled. For all other inquiries, contact Nebraska BQA via email at nebraskabqa@unl.edu or by phone at 308.633.0158.
Certified Angus Beef's Nebraska BQA Workshop
All Nebraska cattle producers are invited to participate in the upcoming Nebraska BQA workshop on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at The Ball Room at Round the Bend Steakhouse in Ashland.
A Certified Angus Beef ® brand lunch will be served at 11 a.m., with the BQA sessions starting at noon. During the BQA sessions, industry experts will cover transportation, stockmanship and cattle handling, biosecurity, herd health and emergency action planning. Attendees can get BQA certified or renew an expired certification if needed.
The event will conclude with guest speaker John Cook, University of Nebraska (UNL) volleyball head coach. Attendees must participate in the BQA workshop and possess a valid BQA certificate to hear Coach Cook speak and participate in the meet-and-greet with him and UNL volleyball players.
Before the BQA workshop, kids will have the opportunity to complete Youth Quality Care for Animals (YQCA) at 10 a.m. As a reminder, YQCA is a requirement for all youth 8 – 21 years old who plan to exhibit beef, sheep, swine, goats, dairy, rabbits, or poultry in Nebraska.
The event is hosted by Certified Angus Beef and Sysco, in conjunction with Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance and Round the Bend Steakhouse. Register online at http://cab.info/3fn.
Additional Events
Estate and Transition Planning Workshops
Imperial - February 6
McCook - February 8
Land Application Training
Lexington - February 20
Lambing & Kidding Conference
Curtis - March 16