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UW helps plan beef cattle improvement symposium
University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service (CES) educators are helping to plan the annual Wyoming Beef Cattle Improvement Association (WBCIA) Symposium April 2 in Riverton.
This year's 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. gathering at the Holiday Inn will educate producers about the national identification program and safeguards pertaining to brucellosis as well as other issues related to the cattle industry. Participants can register at the door. The $10 fee includes lunch.
During one of the morning sessions, Scott Stuart of the National Livestock Producers Association will discuss the current status of the national identification program, which involves country-of-origin labeling and the tracking of animals from birth to plate. Jack Whittier, associate professor and extension beef specialist at Colorado State University, will speak on advantages of the program and management uses.
Federal and state regulations applying to safeguards against brucellosis in cattle will be presented by Bret Combs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Wyoming State Veterinarian Jim Logan.
Another session will deal with feed efficiency, and the "Steaks on the Fourth of July" lunch program will be presented by rancher Randy Stevenson of Wheatland. A live broadcast is being planned by the Northern Ag Network.
A roundtable question and answer session featuring Combs, Logan, Jim Wilson of the Wyoming Livestock Board and rancher Warren Thompson will end the day's program.
During an evening banquet, WBCIA will present three $1,000 college scholarships to Wyoming students.
UW CES educators helping to plan the symposium and banquet include Ron Cunningham, Alex Malcolm and Kim Collins of Fremont County and Jim Gill of Washakie County.
Also on the planning committee, which is chaired by rancher Jim Buline of Crowheart, are Scott Keith of the Wyoming Business Council, Tracy Johnson of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup, rancher Morris Busch of Washakie County, representatives of the Wyoming National Bank in Riverton and Farm Credit Services of Casper, the Washakie County Commissioners, and ranchers Bob and Paige Pingetzer of Shoshoni, who operate the feedlot where the WBCIA conducts annual bull tests.
WBCIA was formed in 1984 by UW CES and a group of beef cattle producers to promote systematic breeding and economic selection, education and research, cooperation in beef cattle improvement and the development of market schemes based on genetic merit.
For more information about the symposium, contact Cunningham at ronc@uwyo.edu or 307-332-1044.
Date: 3/17/04
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