May 27, 2010

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

For more information contact:

Crystal Albers, assistant director of communications/web editor, at 816-383-5100 or calbers@angus.org

 

CattlemenŐs Boot Camp Set for North Carolina

Sign up by July 20 to attend the educational event in Raleigh.

 

The American Angus Association¨ and North Carolina State University (NCSU) will host a CattlemenŐs Boot Camp Aug. 10-11 in Raleigh.

The 1½-day educational event is open to all cattle producers and is packed with speakers, educational materials and hands-on labs.

Association, university and industry experts will present a variety of topics, including a business model in the beef industry; communicating a positive beef industry image; optimal nutritional management; improving reproductive performance; cattle behavior and handling; marketing through branded beef programs; and determining carcass value.

Other meat lab sessions will focus on evaluating quality and yield grades; as well as new beef products and value-added cuts.

A hands-on lab with NCSU experts will explore identification basics; cattle processing; DNA and blood collection; body condition scoring; artificial insemination and palpation; and phenotypic selection. A case study examining bull type at sale time is also scheduled, as well as a question-and-answer session with Association staff.

ŇThe Association is pleased to partner with North Carolina State to bring this Boot Camp to the Southeast this summer,Ó Shelia Stannard, director of activities and events, says. ŇWe have a great slate of speakers from the university and the Association as well as some guest speakers from the University of Georgia and University of Kentucky who will make this a must-attend educational opportunity for all cattle producers in the region.Ó

The Raleigh CattlemenŐs Boot Camp, which is funded by the Angus Foundation, will be the AssociationŐs 13th such event since 2005.

Registrations, which are due July 20, cost $75 per person and include meals and educational materials. Late or walk-in registrations will not be accepted.

Hotel reservations may be made at Holiday Inn Brownstone, 1707 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC 27605, by calling 919-828-0811 by July 26. Be sure to ask for the CattlemenŐs Boot Camp block for the negotiated rate of $87 plus tax.

Visit www.angus.org or contact the AssociationŐs Activities Department at 816-383-5100 to register or for more information.

The American Angus Association is the nationŐs largest beef organization, serving more than 30,000 members across the United States and Canada. It provides programs and services to farmers, ranchers and others who rely on the power of Angus to produce quality genetics for the beef industry and quality beef for consumers.

For more information about Angus cattle and the American Angus AssociationŐs programs and services, visit www.angus.org.

 

 

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CattlemenŐs Boot Camp Schedule

North Carolina State University ~ Raleigh, NC

August 10-11, 2010

 

Tuesday, Aug. 10 – Beef Unit, Lake Wheeler Road

8 a.m.                    Registration

9 a.m.                    Welcome — Dr. M. Todd See, Department Head, North Carolina State              

University; and David Gazda, American Angus Association

9:30 a.m.               Using a Business Model in the Beef Industry

Dr. Curt Lacy, University of Georgia

10:15 a.m.             Communicating a Positive Image in the Beef Industry

                                          Shelia Stannard, American Angus Association

10:45 a.m.             Break

11 a.m.                  Optimizing Cattle Performance through Optimal Nutritional Management

                                          Dr. Matt Poore, NCSU

11:45 a.m.             Improving Reproductive Performance

                                          Dr. Scott Whisnant & Dr. Gary Hansen, NCSU

12:30 p.m.             Lunch

1:30 p.m.               Understanding Cattle Behavior and Handling

                                          Dr Mark Alley, NCSU

2:15 p.m.               Hands on Labs with NCSU

                                          Gary Hansen, Scott Whisnant, Gary Gregory, Matt Poore,

Joe Cassady

                                          - Identification Basics

                                          -Cattle Processing

                                    - DNA and Blood Collection (Biopryn Test for Pregnancy)

                                          - Body Condition Scoring

                                          - AI/Palpation

                                          - Phenotypic Selection-Cattle Evaluation

5:30 p.m.               Marketing through Branded Beef Programs

                                          Mark McCully, Certified Angus Beef LLC

6:15 p.m.               Dinner

7 p.m.                    Case Study: Sale Time---Which bulls fit your needs-

                                          Bill Bowman, American Angus & Gary Gregory, NCSU

 

Wednesday, Aug. 11 – NCSU Food Science-Schaub Hall

 

8 a.m.                    Evaluating Carcasses-Quality Grades and Yield Grades

                                          Dr. Dana Hanson, NCSU; Dr. Gregg Rentfrow, Un. of Kentucky

9:30 a.m.               Break

9:45 a.m.               Determining Carcass Value (Cut out value in Carcass)

                                          Dr. Dana Hanson, NCSU & Dr. Gregg Rentfrow, Un. of Kentucky

10:45 a.m.             New Beef Products and Value Added Cuts

                                          Mark McCully, CAB and Dr. Dana Hanson, NCSU

11:45 a.m.             Lunch

12:30 p.m.             Q & A Session with American Angus Association Staff

 

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