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BEEF 2020 workshop is Jan. 6-8, 2009 in Brookings
BROOKINGS, S.D. - BEEF 2020, an intensive educational workshop for producers and people in the beef industry, will be held Jan. 6-8, 2009, in Brookings, S.D.
The workshop starts at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 6 and ends at noon on Jan. 8. The deadline to register is Dec. 1, and the cost is $50.
The first 15 participants to register will receive a $50 Beef Bucks, Inc., scholarship. The workshop is limited to 30 participants.
To download a registration form, visit the workshop Web site at this link: http://ars.sdstate.edu/extbeef/BEEF_2020.htm.
Or contact South Dakota Cooperative Extension beef specialist Cody Wright at (605) 688-5448, or by e-mail at cody.wright@sdstate.edu.
Individuals also can register by sending their name and contact information, as well as a check payable to SDSU ARS, to Cody Wright, SDSU Box 2170, Brookings, SD 57007. The fax number is (605) 688-6170.
Wright said the event's hands-on, intensive nature makes it unique.
“This workshop is an educational opportunity for anyone affiliated with the beef industry, and will help individuals understand production and marketing of high-quality, high-value beef,” he said. “We welcome producers, industry representatives, locker operators, retailers or restaurateurs to take part.”
Interactive demonstrations on live market cattle evaluation and beef carcass grading and pricing are a part of the workshop. Other topics include feeding and management strategies to improve carcass quality, genetic prediction of carcass merit and marketing the calf crop.
Meat and food safety technology, along with factors that affect eating quality are topics included in the workshop. Beef carcass fabrication and a product taste panel interactive demonstrations will round out the workshop.
With funding from the South Dakota Beef Industry Council, South Dakota State University is presenting BEEF 2020.
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BEEF 2020 workshop is Jan. 6-8, 2009 in Brookings