AMES, Iowa -- The livestock industry has seen dramatic changes in a tumultuous climate, but an upcoming conference will help feedlot producers learn how to handle both external and internal challenges they are facing in today’s world.
The Iowa Beef Center, in partnership with the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, will be hosting a feedlot conference June 10-11 at the Holiday Inn in Ames, Iowa. The conference, “Cattle Feeder’s Conference: A New Era of Management – People, Cattle, Business,” will provide cattle feeders with valuable information for tackling today’s troubles.
“The business climate for cattle feeding is changing,” said Dan Loy, Iowa Beef Center beef specialist and conference committee member. “Internal challenges such as finding and keeping good people as well as answering consumers’ questions about how their food is raised and its impact on the environment are growing issues. This conference will help cattle feeders transform these challenges into opportunities in the future.”
Speakers will touch on issues ranging from the livestock industry’s carbon footprint to labor and employee relations. Invited speakers include Steve Fogelsong, an Illinois cattle feeder and president-elect for the National Cattleman’s Beef Association, and John Lawrence, a livestock economist and director of the Iowa Beef Center. The keynote speaker for the conference will be Don Tyler, an author whose expertise lies in agricultural employee management and relations.
Further details and registration information will be available soon at www.iowabeefcenter.org.
The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, was established in 1996 with the goal of supporting the growth and vitality of the state’s beef cattle industry. It serves as the university’s extension program to cattle producers and is comprised of faculty and staff from ISU Extension and the colleges of agriculture and life sciences and veterinary medicine. Together, the Iowa Beef Center’s members work to develop and deliver the latest in research-based information regarding the beef cattle industry. For more information about the Iowa Beef Center, visit www.iowabeefcenter.org.
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