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April 29, 2004 Beef 101 Courses Scheduled for May and June Beef 101: From Calves to Carcass is a three-session course offering in-depth training on quality and consistency issues in the beef industry. The sessions will be held in Wishek on May 25, June 1 and 15. Sessions will also be held in Halliday on May 26, June 2 and 16 and in Drake on May 27, June 3 and 17. “The course will give participants in all phases of the beef industry the background to make management and production changes to increase value,” says Lisa Pederson, North Dakota State University Extension Service Beef Quality Assurance specialist and one of the workshop organizers. “It will also provide producers with an insight on value differences in beef cattle, beef carcasses and beef cuts due to quality variation in products.” Because of a limited class size, registration and a fee of $30 per person or $50 for two people from the same operation is required by May 17. For more information or to obtain a registration form, contact Pederson at (701) 328-9718. All sessions will start at 4 p.m. and will conclude at 9 p.m. A meal along with handouts is included in the registration fee. More than half of the cost of the workshop is being underwritten by the North Dakota Beef Commission with check-off funds. The NDSU Extension Service and its Beef Quality Assurance Program are additional sponsors. Producers should plan on attending all three sessions to get the most out of the program, Pederson says. The first day focuses on quality and yield grade and live animal evaluation. An ultrasound technology demonstration will also be performed. Topics for the second day include beef carcass grading and pricing, carcass evaluation and conversion of muscle to meat. The third day will focus on management strategies for improved carcass quality, genetic tools that cow/calf producers can use for increased carcass quality and a dinner-taste panel. Instructors for the
course include NDSU Extension Service specialists and faculty from NDSU’s
Department of Animal and Range Science. “Anyone who is going to buy or sell live animals would greatly benefit from attending this program,” says a purebred and commercial cow/calf producer who attended the Beef 101 program. ### Source:
Lisa Pederson, (701) 328-5134, lisalee@ndsuext.nodak.edu |
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