| Producer Meetings: Don't Sell your Cattle, Market your Beef |
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We are in a continuously changing cattle business. With collaboration from several sectors of the industry, the Colorado BQA Program and Colorado Beef Council will host cattle producer meetings throughout Colorado addressing current issues and trends affecting our evolving beef marketplace. Please plan to attend these sessions in Burlington (Sept. 10); Akron (Sept. 11); Alamosa (Sept. 13); Durango (Sept. 23); and Rocky Ford (Sept. 24).
The Colorado Cattlemen’s Association and Colorado Livestock Association represent Colorado beef producers in the regulatory and legislative arenas. They actively promote the production practices of safe, wholesome beef while emphasizing land and natural resource stewardship. Representatives from these two organizations will interpret how mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) will be incorporated into livestock operations. This information is pertinent and intriguing to the changes within the beef marketplace, and it takes everyone within the production chain to promote U.S.A. raised beef products. Keith Rohr, interim Colorado State Veterinarian, will inform producers with an animal health update influencing cattle management decisions and the importance of traceability in today’s industry. With calf marketing decisions increasingly impacting a cattle operation’s profitability, a representative from IMI Global will address options available to producers that can allow you the opportunity to return more from the 2008 and future calf crops. An often overlooked chance to add revenue and profitability is proper cull cow management. Travis Hoffman, Colorado Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator, will discuss how evaluating production traits can be used to determine when and how to market your cows and improve your bottom line. Please join us at the following meetings for information beneficial for your cattle operation. Thanks, and hope to see you at: Burlington – September 10th @ 4 PM – Burlington Community Education Center Akron – September 11th @ 4 PM – Washington County Fairgrounds Event Center Alamosa – September 13th @ 3 PM – Jeff Martinez’s Ranch, 1 mile South of Alamosa Durango – September 23rd @ 4 PM – Rocky Ford – September 24th @ 4 PM – Gobin Building Please RSVP for the upcoming events (at least 2 days prior to meeting) to confirm meal reservations. For more information and/or to RSVP for the meetings contact Travis Hoffman at 970-491-BEEF (2333) or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it |
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| Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 ) |