2013 CO Farm Show - Beef Day

January 29th, 2013

2013 Schedule & Audio Archives:

Jan 29, 2013

WELCOME:

Colorado Beef Council – Increasing Consumer Demand for Beef

Fred Lombardi, Executive Director, Colorado Beef Council – Denver, CO

Lombardi provided an overview and update on Beef Council programs in Colorado…

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Colorado Cattlemen’s Association Producer Programs

Devin Murnin, Director of Industry Programs, Colorado Cattlemen’s Association – Denver, CO

Devin will present a brief update on the various producer programs that Colorado Cattlemen’s Association is involved with…

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State Veterinarian Livestock Health Update

Dr. Keith Roehr, Colorado State Veterinarian, Division of Animal Industry – Lakewood, CO

The health of livestock is of utmost importance to Colorado livestock producers and the Colorado State Veterinarian. Dr. Roehr will discuss how the department of Agriculture accomplishes disease control and eradication and how the incidence of disease and the associated response efforts are a dynamic and ever changing process…

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Challenges for the U.S. Beef Industry – Results of the 2011 National Beef Quality Audit

Dr. Jason Ahola, Assoc. Prof of Beef Production Systems, Dept. of An. Sci., CSU – Ft. Collins, CO

Beef checkoff-funded National Beef Quality Audits (NBQA) have been conducted every 5 years since 1991 in order to assess progress the beef industry has made relative to how production practices affect beef’s end-product quality and consumer demand. Unlike the previous 4 audits, the 2011 NBQA included several new “phases” of data collection to gather information from every industry segment, as well as with the traditional quantification of physical characteristics of beef in packing plants. Additionally, a thorough evaluation was conducted of how beef is viewed by retailers and food service providers, including their willingness-to-pay for specific beef attributes. Key results of the 2011 NBQA will be presented to enable cattle producers to understand how their production practices may affect consumer demand for beef…

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Prospects for Profit in 2013: A Market Outlook for Cattle, Feed, and Grain

Warren Prosser, Market Analyst, CattleFax – Centennial, CO

Prosser discusses cattle and other protein supplies and demand, as well as grains and International markets and what that means for cattle prices moving forward. Prosser also looks at emerging industry trends for the beef industry and how the rapidly changing cattle business will affect producers operation in the years ahead…

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What the Cattle Feeder is Looking for – Performance and Market Value

Steve Gable, Owner, Magnum Feedyard LLC – Wiggins, CO

Randy Miller, Owner, Miller Cattle Feeders – Pierce, CO

Steve and Randy discuss feedlot performance and management practices that produce what the packer wants. They will share how a feedlot producer determines the value of a feeder animal based on breakevens and market value market values. Further discussion will cover how a cow/calf producer can capture market value by selling their calves or retaining ownership…

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Creating and Capturing Value – Packer and Retail

Steven Williams, VP Cattle Procurement, JBS USA – Greeley, CO

Fred Nichols, Cattle Buyer, JBS USA – Greeley, CO

Steven and Fred provided an overview of market trends at the packer, food service, and retail levels, as well as the value points for the beef industry moving forward. Discussion also include what the packing industry is looking for from the cow-calf and feedlot sectors…

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Rebuilding the Cow Herd While Creating Value in All Sectors of the Beef Industry

Moderator – Dr. Jason Ahola, Assoc. Prof of Beef Production Systems, Dept. of An. Sci., CSU – Ft. Collins, CO

Kevin Miller, Owner, Croissant Red Angus – Briggsdale, CO

Randy Miller, Owner, Miller Cattle Feeders – Pierce, CO

Steven Williams, VP Cattle Procurement, JBS USA – Greeley, CO

The producer panel will provide you with an opportunity to interact with producers involved in seedstock, cow-calf, feedlot, and packing sectors of the Beef Industry. They will give you insight into how they see value in the industry and where they find value point within their operations. Beef Day participants will be able to ask questions that impact their own operations. Plan to attend and see if there are other ideas that can increase profit in your operation.

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