Nebraska Conference Highlights Production Efficiency
The University of Nebraska’s “State of Beef Conference” takes place November 7 and 8, at the Sandhills Convention Center Quality Inn and Suites in North Platte, Nebraska. This year’s conference focuses on “Increasing Production Efficiency.”
For more information, hotel and registration, visit the conference registration website.
Following is the conference agenda.
Wednesday, November 7
8:45 CT Vendor Booths Open
10:00 Market Outlook
- Jim Robb, Senior Agricultural Economist, Livestock Marketing Information Center
10:40 Cow Size and Efficiency
- Travis Mulliniks, UNL Beef Nutrition Specialist
11:20 Reproductive Management
- Rick Funston, UNL Reproductive Physiologist
12:00 Lunch and Visit Vendors
1:20 Internal and External Parasites
- Dave Boxler, UNL Entomology, Beef Systems
2:00 Animal Breeding Programs to Support Ever-Changing World
- Tom Rathje, Chief Technical Officer, DNA Genetics LLC
2:40 Break and Visit Vendors
3:00 Alternative Enterprises for the Cow/Calf Producer
– Burke Teichert, Consultant and Speaker
4:00 Alternative Enterprise Panel
-Sarah Sortum, Switzer Ranch, Burwell NE
-Vern Terrell, Terrell Farms, LLC, Hay Springs NE
-Logan Pribbeno, Wineglass Ranch, Imperial NE
5:20 Adjourn
5:35 Cash Bar, Social, Visit Vendors
6:15 Dinner
7:00 Bull Pen Sessions
Thursday, November 8
7:45 CT Visit Vendor Booths
8:30 Herd Health
- Dale Grotelueschen, GPVEC Director
9:10 Alternative Forage Systems
- Mary Drewnoski, UNL Beef Systems Specialist
- Jay Parsons, UNL Biosystems Economist
10:05 Break and Visit Vendors
10:20 Genetic Selection for Efficiency
-Matt Spangler, UNL Beef Genetics Specialist
11:00 Production Efficiency Panel:
- Jerry Wulf, Wulf Cattle, Minnesota
- Douglas Olsen, Olsen Ranches, Nebraska
- Mark Allan, Trans Ova Genetics, Sioux Center IA
12:20 Adjourn
