Colorado State University will be offering a “Beef University” hands-on workshop on June 3-4, 2010 at CSU’s ARDEC facility, located north of Fort Collins. This day and a half workshop will educate cattle producers about topics including beef quality, cattle production and handling, consumer demand, and methods to increase profitability. Beef University at CSU has become recognized as a key outreach program to help cattle producers improve production practices that influence the safety, wholesomeness, and quality of the products they produce.

The event will begin on the evening of June 3 with a keynote speaker, meal, and interactive discussion with a consumer panel. The following day will include 4 interactive workshops where participants will be divided into smaller groups and rotated through stations. Workshop topics will include animal handling with live cattle, fabrication of actual carcasses, specific methods to add value to beef, and consumer perceptions about animal welfare. The program will conclude with tours of 2 well known beef industry enterprises, including the JBS S.A. beef packing plant in Greeley and the Five Rivers Cattle Feedyard in Kersey.

This one-of-a-kind workshop will enable attendees to interact directly with industry experts. In addition to learning from CSU faculty in the areas of meat science, beef quality assurance, and cattle production, additional featured speakers will include Dr. Tom Noffsinger, Veterinarian and animal handling consultant, Dr. Tom Field, Director of Producer Education for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, LeAnn Saunders, President of IMI Global, and Dave Zino, Executive Director NCBA Culinary Center. CSU’s own Dr. Temple Grandin, world renowned animal well-being expert, will serve as a special guest on the opening night of the event.

Beef University will begin at 5 pm on June 3 and include an evening program from 5:30 to 8:30pm, followed by events on June 4 from 7:30 am until 6:00 pm. A reduced pre-registration fee of $50 is available for all attendees that RSVP by May 24 to Dale Woerner at CSU at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or 970-491-7615. The fee will include all meals and transportation for tours. A block of hotel rooms is available for $59 per night by contacting the Days Inn in Wellington, CO (970-568-0444) and mentioning CSU Beef University.

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June 19, 2009
8:30am - 3:00pm
Teague Diversified, Fort Morgan

The Colorado State University (CSU) Extension Beef Team is pleased to announce the 2009 beef producer field day taking place on Friday, June 19th.  This year’s program will be held at the feedlot of Teague Diversified in Fort Morgan, CO and will showcase a variety of topics pertinent to today’s beef industry.  Teague Diversified is recognized as a front runner in the beef industry in that they have a variety of unique practices they are implementing, trying, or found do not work in their operation. Registration will begin at 8:30 that morning with a full day of presentations running from 9:00 a.m. and ending at approximately 3:00 that afternoon. 

The day is divided into a cluster of five primary topics: 1) air quality, 2) composting manure and mortalities, 3) beta-agonists/by-product feeds, 4) animal handling, and 5) carcass quality.  For each of the topics, you will rotate around the feedlot to stop at various places to not only hear from experts on the topic, but get a chance to see and touch what is really going on.

Anyone interested in beef production is invited to attend, with the presentations geared toward feedlot owners, managers, and employees who are making decisions at their feedlot and/or implementing various practices day in and day out. A lunch will be served at noon. There is a $10 per person registration, with $5 for each additional member of the same business.  Early registration is due by Tuesday, June 16th. add an additional $5 late fee for registrations after June 16th. 

To register and for further information, please contact Marlin Eisenach at (970) 542-3543      

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Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska Extension Programs, in Cooperation with Yuma County Conservation District, Present:

Saturday, January 3, 2009
Kitzmiller Auditorium
Wray High School
30074 CR 35 (On the end of W. 7th Street)
Wray, CO 

Our Keynote Speakers:

T. Dean Pringle
Dr. Pringle is a meat scientist from the University of Georgia. He is recognized throughout the Western hemisphere for his work in meat quality.  His research focus’s on pre-harvest control of carcass composition and meat quality in beef and pork.  He has also studied the Beef Cow Audit and has ideas on how ranchers can improve their marketing of cows (= beef) in the future. 

Gerald Fry
Gerald has always had an eye on cattle.  By age 14, he had learned what to look for in outstanding livestock.  He listened to the old-time cattlemen.  But like everyone, he dutifully chased the “bigger is better” idea.  When he started his own reproductive business however, the doubts began to grow. Fry has learned to examine the hide and bone structure and the cow’s outward appearance to tell him what is happening under the hide.

Questions? 
Call Michael Fisher at 970-332-4151

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