DUBUQUE, Iowa - Extension services in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin have teamed up to offer a Driftless Region Beef Conference held on Thursday, Jan. 30 and Friday, Jan. 31 at the Grand River Convention Center. The Driftless Beef Conference will focus on efficient and economic beef and forage production.
The program will begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30 and run until 11:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 31. Thursday's program will focus on the competitive advantage of grain and beef production systems, with an evening discussion focused on extending the grazing season with cover crops and annuals. Friday's program includes three breakout sessions for feedlot operations and three for cow herds. Breakout sessions for cow herds include the economics and management of feeding cows in confinement and the effect of calving date on lifetime productivity of heifers. Feedlot sessions include forage levels in finishing diets with variable corn prices, introduction of the ISU Feedlot Monitoring program, and health and nutrition management for incoming feeders.
Registration cost is $80 before Wednesday, Jan. 15 or $100 after Jan. 15.
The Driftless Region Beef Conference is sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, the University of Minnesota Extension, and University of Wisconsin Extension.
For more information, visit www.aep.iastate.edu/beef. For more information or to receive a brochure, contact Denise Schwab at 319-721-9624.
The program will begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30 and run until 11:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 31. Thursday's program will focus on the competitive advantage of grain and beef production systems, with an evening discussion focused on extending the grazing season with cover crops and annuals. Friday's program includes three breakout sessions for feedlot operations and three for cow herds. Breakout sessions for cow herds include the economics and management of feeding cows in confinement and the effect of calving date on lifetime productivity of heifers. Feedlot sessions include forage levels in finishing diets with variable corn prices, introduction of the ISU Feedlot Monitoring program, and health and nutrition management for incoming feeders.
Registration cost is $80 before Wednesday, Jan. 15 or $100 after Jan. 15.
The Driftless Region Beef Conference is sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, the University of Minnesota Extension, and University of Wisconsin Extension.
For more information, visit www.aep.iastate.edu/beef. For more information or to receive a brochure, contact Denise Schwab at 319-721-9624.