February 27, 2003

 

National Beef Expert to Give Seminar at NDSU and Downlink Sites

Larry Corah, of Certified Angus Beef and former executive with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, will give a seminar at NDSU and several sites across the state on Thursday, March 13.

Corah, assistant executive director of the Certified Angus Beef program in charge of supply development, will present, "The Beef Industry: Beyond The Packer" at 4 p.m. in 104 Hultz Hall on the NDSU Campus. The seminar will also be linked by live audio and video to several locations across the state. The program in Hettinger, Williston and Dickinson is at 3 p.m. MT. Contact the coordinator at the site where you plan to attend to reserve a seat. Downlink sites are:

• Burleigh County Extension office in Bismarck.
  Contact Elroy Haadem at (701) 221-6865.
• NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center.
  Contact Karl Hoppe at (701) 652-2951.
• NDSU Hettinger Research Extension Center.
  Contact Leif Anderson at (701) 567-4323.
• NDSU North Central Research Extension Center in Minot.
  Contact John Dhuyvetter at (701) 857-7679.
• NDSU Williston Research Extension Center.
  Contact Warren Froelich at (701) 577-4595.
• Kleinfelter Hall at Dickinson State University.
  Contact Chip Poland at (701) 483-2348.

Corah will discuss beef marketing, consumer demand, market segments, and opportunities for North Dakota beef cattle producers to capture more value by moving further into the beef production chain. He will also talk about Certified Angus Beef and how it became one of the most successful branded beef products on the market today. "This is an opportunity for North Dakota beef producers to learn about trends in the beef industry that will be affecting their livelihoods in the future. We are particularly interested in Dr. Corah's thoughts on how the beef industry is working with the retail and food service segments of the industry," says Greg Lardy, NDSU beef specialist.

Corah is a native of North Dakota and a graduate of NDSU. He had a distinguished career in beef cattle extension and research at Kansas State University. After retiring from KSU, he worked at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association for a short time. For about the last five years, he has been a responsible for retail operations for the Certified Angus Beef program.

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Source: Greg Lardy, (701) 231-7660, glardy@ndsuext.nodak.edu
Editor: Tom Jirik, (701) 231-9629, tjirik@ndsuext.nodak.edu