Cow/Calf Days Seminar Tour and Trade Show in January and February

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (12/22/2016)—The University of Minnesota Beef Team is proud to host the annual Cow/Calf Days Seminar Tour and Trade Show at 10 locations across the state in January and February. This event has been held for over 40 years and continues to be the leading information, technology, and research outlet for cow/calf producers in the state of Minnesota.

The 2017 event will feature information on managing scours in calves, results of a U of M study on the impact of different hay rake designs, grazing management, and results of a U of M study on the impact of hay feeder design on hay waste. Updates from the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association will also highlight the event. The corresponding tradeshow will feature vendors with new information, technology, and products with a wide-array of practical uses for the operators in the cow-calf sector.

The program is directed at cow/calf producers, allied industry representatives, and is open to the public. A meal will be served with the program and a registration fee of $10 per person (register and pay at the door) will include the meal, proceedings book, and program materials.

Location and start times are listed below; each session is approximately three hours. More information can be found at the Cow/Calf Days Seminar Tour and Trade Show website: www.extension.umn.edu/beef or contact Eric Mousel at 218.398.1916, emmousel@umn.edu. 

Southern Tour

JAN 23 – Mora, MN, 5:30 PM, Kanabec County Jail, 18 N Vine Street

JAN 24 – Starbuck, MN, 9:30 AM, Jim Wulf Bull Development Center, 30819 250^th Street

JAN 25 – Pipestone, MN, 9:30 AM, MN West Community & Technical College, 1314 N Hiawatha Avenue

JAN 26 – Oronoco, MN, 5:30 PM, Tony Rossman Farm, 7000 70^thStreet NW

JAN 27 – Le Center, MN, 9:30 AM, Le Sueur County Fairgrounds, 320 S Plut Avenue

Northern Tour

FEB 7 – Staples, MN, 9:30 AM, Central Lakes College, 1830 Airport Road

FEB 7 – Bagley, MN, 5:30 PM, American Legion, 288 Main Avenue N

FEB 8 – Lancaster, MN, 5:30 PM, Community Center

FEB 9 – Roseau, MN, 5:30 PM, Gene’s Bar & Grill, 1095 3^rdStreet NW

FEB 10 – Iron Junction, MN, 5:30 PM, Clinton Community Center, 8907 MN-37

Minnesota beef check-off price increase proposed

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Beef Research and Promotion Council (MBRPC) is proposing a voluntary beef check-off price increase of $1.00 per head.  It’s been more than a decade since the last referendum request to garner more funds to support the council’s efforts to increase value for beef producers.  The current $1.00 per head check-off is split evenly between state and national beef promotion councils.  The proposed increase would remain in the state for Minnesota promotion efforts.

Cattle owners selling their livestock in Minnesota would be eligible to receive a refund of the automatic $1.00 per head increase if the referendum passes and they request it after the sale of their cattle.  The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is holding information hearings across the state on December 5, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. via videoconference.  Here, producers will have a chance to review the proposal and share their feedback before the February, 2014 mail ballot election.

If you’d like a ballot you can request it from the MDA’s website, you can also request a ballot from the MBRPC.  The videoconference will be held at the following locations:

Willmar: MN Dept. of Human Services 2200 23rd Street NE Willmar, MN 56201	Brainerd: Central Lakes College, Room C224 501 College Drive W Brainerd, MN 56401	Rochester: Olmsted County EMD 1421 3rd Ave S, Basement Room Rochester, MN 55904
Detroit Lakes: Becker County Human Services 712 Minnesota Avenue Detroit Lakes, MN 56502	Marshall: Southwest HHS, Suite 100 607 W Main Street Marshall, MN 56258	Red Lake Falls: MN Wheat RPC 2600 Wheat Drive Red Lake Falls, MN 56750
Mankato: MN Dept. of Health Mankato Place 12 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 2105 Mankato, MN 56001	St. Paul: MN Dept. of Agriculture 625 Robert Street N St. Paul, MN 55155

MSCA Summer Tour and Trade Show

The Northwestern Stockmen’s Association (NWSA) announces that it has been selected to host the 2013 Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association Summer Beef Tour and Trade Show. Each year, a MSCA chapter showcases what it has to offer in terms of livestock facilities and operations, cattle handling techniques and practices, and other industry related enterprises to over 700 participants and vendors from around the state, region, and country.

The MSCA Summer Beef Tour & Trade Show will be held July 9th, 2013 in Roseau, MN. The Roseau County Fairgrounds will be the gathering location, with planned stops at Bear Creek Ranch, CarlSon Angus, Waage Farms, Isane Farms, Burkel Grain Service, Central Boiler, and Skime Ranch. Registration begins at 6:00 a.m. with buses departing at 7:00, 7:10, and 7:20. All meals will be provided on the tour. Visit www.mnsca.org for registration information.

The University of Minnesota Extension will participate in the event through an exhibit at the Roseau County Fairgrounds staffed by Deborah Zak, Regional Director, Northwest, and Alfredo DiConstanzo, Extension Animal Scientist, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus.