September 22-23, 2017 • CSU ARDEC Facility • Fort Collins, CO

Join us for a one-of-a-kind educational opportunity at Colorado State University’s Agriculture, Research, Development and Education Center (ARDEC) facilities to hear from some of the beef industry’s top-most experts, like Dr. Temple Grandin, on how implementing sound Stockmanship and Stewardship practices on your operation will add value to your bottom line. With live cattle handling demonstrations, hands-on training, and exposure to the industry’s newest information, you are sure to find value by attending this Stockmanship and Stewardship event.

Agenda

Friday, September 22

8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Optional Pre-Event Tours (Choose one; space limited)
  • Tour A: Beef Feedlot Tour, Magnum Feedyard, 2017 National BQA Feedyard Award winner, Wiggins, CO
  • Tour B: Beef Packing Plant Tour, JBS Greeley Beef Plant, Greeley, CO
 
12:00 p.m. – Registration Opens
1:00 p.m. – Welcome and Introductions
1:15 p.m. – Best Management Practices to Optimize Cattle Health, Dr. Jerry Woodruff, Professional Services Veterinarian, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health
2:15 p.m. – Economic Considerations of Low-Stress Handling on Cattle Performance, Dan Mooney, CSU Agricultural Economics, and Dr. Ryan Rhoades, CSU Beef Extension Specialist
3:15 p.m. – Break
3:30 p.m. – Producer Panel Discussion: A Producer’s Perspective on Evolving Stockmanship and Stewardship, Moderator Kevin Ochsner, NCBA Cattlemen to Cattlemen
  • Trey Patterson, Padlock Ranch, Ranchester, WY – Past BQA Award Winner
  • Steve Gabel, Magnum Feedyard, Wiggins, CO – Past BQA Award Winner
  • Steve Wooten, Beatty Canyon Ranch, Kim, CO
  • Mark Frasier, F Cross Cattle Company, Fort Morgan, CO
5:00 p.m. – Social Hour: When in Fort Collins – The Right Way to Taste Beer, Jeffrey Callaway, CSU Fermentation Science and Technology
6:00 p.m. – Steak taste-panel dinner, Dr. Dale Woerner, CSU Meat Sciences
7:00 p.m. - Animal Welfare in the 21st Century, Keynote Address, Dr. Temple Grandin, CSU Animal Sciences
8:00 p.m. – Networking and Entertainment
 
Saturday, September 23

8:00 a.m. – 2016 National Beef Quality Audit Results, Speaker TBD
8:30 a.m. - Classroom BQA Training, Libby Bigler, Colorado BQA
10:30 a.m. – Stockmanship and Stewardship Demonstration, Curt Pate & Ron Gill, NCBA Stockmanship & Stewardship
12:30 p.m. – BBQ Beef Lunch
1:30 – 4:00 p.m. – Hands-on Rotations (30 minutes each)
  • Rotation A: Designing Handling Facilities that Work, Dr. Temple Grandin, Colorado State University
  • Rotation B: Stock Trailer and Transportation Safety, Dr. Clyde Lane, University of Tennessee
  • Rotation C: Identifying, Diagnosing and Treating Sick Cattle, Dr. Amy Kunkel, Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital
  • Rotation D: Ins and Outs of Injection Management, Dr. Dee Griffin, West Texas A&M University
  • Rotation E: The Real Cost of Poor Stockmanship, Libby Bigler, Colorado BQA
4:00 p.m. – BQA Quiz
4:30 p.m. – Closing remarks

Location

Registration and events will take place at the Taylor Conference Center at CSU’s ARDEC facilities.

From the north: Take Interstate 25 exit 278, turn left at the light to go over the interstate, and turn right onto the frontage road heading south. Continue 3.5 miles and turn left onto East County Road 56. The Taylor Conference Center will be on the left side of the road.

From the south: Take Interstate 25 exit 271 (Mountain Vista). Turn right and continue north along the frontage road. Continue 3 miles and turn right onto East County Road 56. The Taylor Conference Center will be on the left side of the road.
Check back for additional details or visit www.stockmanshipandstewardship.org.