Attend BQA meetings

Mark your calendar to attend upcoming Beef Quality Assurance meetings. Beef producers can receive training to help learn best practices in cattle management.

Sauk Valley Community College and the Milledgeville Veterinary Clinic will host a BQA training and certification seminar Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 5:30 p.m., at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon. Travis Meteer and Dr. Jeff Waite are the instructors for the evening and a meal catered by SVCC will be provided. To RSVP contact Cimeron Frost cimeroncf@aol.com or 217-787-4280.

The Illinois Beef Association, Carthage Livestock, and Lowderman Cattle Company are sponsoring a BQA training and certification seminar Thursday, Dec. 6, at 5:30 p.m., at Lowderman Auction Center in Macomb. Travis Meteer, Buzz Illiff, and Trevor Toland will serve as instructors and ribeye sandwiches will be provided by the Tri-County Cattlemen. And don't forget to bring your semen tank! Genex and Select Sires representatives are offering semen specials on site. To RSVP contact Cimeron Frost cimeroncf@aol.com or 217-787-4280.

Illinois Commodity Conference

IBA staff and board members attended the Illinois Commodity Conference today. The conference is an annual event that presents a great opportunity to visit with agricultural leaders and discuss challenges facing the industry. The Illinois Beef Association, Illinois Corn Growers Association, Illinois Milk Producers’ Association, Illinois Pork Producers Association, Illinois Soybean Association and Illinois Wheat Association worked together in hosting this event.

Farm Credit Services presented the Illinois Beef Association with a donation at the conference. A big thanks to Farm Credit! 

IBA members, Mike and Lynn Martz, spoke to conference attendees about their work with Illinois Farm Families giving a behind-the-scenes look at what really happens on their farm. Mike and Lynn shared the tough questions they answer and the importance of showing consumers that beef producers are consumers too.

IBA president, Jeff Beasley, speaks to media about the beef industry in Illinois.

And we're off!

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