Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Trainings Offered

By John Wilson, Extension Educator

Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Trainings Offered

Nebraska Extension will be offering three Beef Quality Assurance informational meetings for area beef producers. The dates and locations are:

 Wednesday, March 29 – 9:00 a.m., Community Building, Stanton

 Wednesday, March 29 – 1:30 p.m., Courthouse Meeting Room, West Point

Thursday, March 30, 10:00 a.m., First Nebraska Bank Meeting Room, Emerson

Topics that will be covered at the meetings include Antibiotic Stewardship, Veterinary Feed Directive, and General Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Assessment topics. These meetings are also for those producers that need BQA certification or recertification. There is a $20 fee for those who wish to become BQA certified.

Pre-registration is encouraged by contacting Larry Howard, Nebraska Extension Educator in Cuming County located in West Point at 402.372.6006 or lhoward1@unl.edu. For additional information contact the Nebraska Extension office in Cuming County or Rob Eirich, Nebraska Director of Beef Quality Assurance at 308.632.1230.