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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

• 1:00 a.m – BQA Certification Workshop – BQA Coordinators
• 4:00 p.m. – BQA Program Wrap-Up

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Presentations in the FNBO North Hall. Breaks and Trade Show in the FNBO South Hall. Panel Breakout Sessions, Steak Tasting and Bull Pen Sessions in McKee Building.

• 8:00 a.m – Welcome & Morning Ramrod – Patrick Doyle, Colorado State University
• 8:15 a.m – Marketing Feeder Calves for Increased Value – Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University
• 8:45 a.m – Consumer Drivers of Sustainability – Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Colorado State University
• 9:15 a.m – Ionophores for Cows and Replacement Heifers – Travis Mulliniks, Oregon State University
• 9:45 a.m – Vitamin A Needs and Feeding Beef Cows – Hannah Speer, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 10:15 a.m – Break & Trade Show – FNBO South Hall – Sponsored by MultiMin
• 11:00 a.m – Carrying Capacity Enhancement/Intensified Grazing – Justin Derner, USDA-ARS
• 11:30 a.m – Benchmarking Herd Performance – Matt McQuagge, Colorado State University
• 12:00 p.m. – Lunch & Trade Show – FNBO South Hall
• 1:30 p.m. – Afternoon Ramrod – Steve Paisley, University of Wyoming
• 1:30 p.m. – Cattle Market Outlook – Randy Blach, CattleFax
• 2:15 p.m. – Weather Outlook – Brian Bledsoe, Bledsoe WX LLC
• 3:00 p.m. – Panel-Breakout Sessions (Round 1)
  • The Business of Direct Beef Marketing – McKee Building Hall C
    • Moderator: Todd Inglee, Colorado Beef Council
    • Julie Mizak, Colorado Department of Agriculture
    • Dr. Dawn Thilmany, Colorado State University
    • Joe Wheeling, James Ranch
    • Jeff and Kara Smith, Colorado Craft Beef
    • Bridget Wasser, Midan Marketing
  • Public Land Grazing: Dealing with the Public – McKee Building Hall B
    • Moderator: Erin Karney, Colorado Cattlemen’s Association
    • Robbie LeValley, LeValley Ranch
    • Gordon Toevs, Colorado Bureau of Land Management
    • Mark Eisele, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
• 4:00 p.m. – Break & Trade Show – FNBO South Hall – Sponsored by Rocky Mountain Regional Food Business Center
• 4:45 p.m. – Panel-Breakout Sessions (Round 2)
  • Wolf Reintroduction– McKee Building Hall C
    • Moderator: Ashley House, Colorado Farm Bureau
    • Ray Aberle, Colorado Parks and Wildlife
    • Lauren Emerick, USDA-APHIS
    • Dr. Frank Garry, Colorado State Univesity
    • Matt Collins, Western Landowners Alliance
    • Philip Anderson, Anderson Ranch
  • Using Selection Indices to Simplify Bull Selection– McKee Building Hall B
    • Dr. Hannah Hollinger, University of Wyoming
    • Ryan Goldt, International Genetic Solutions
    • Aaron Rasmussen, Leachman Cattle
    • Kelly Smith, Red Angus Association of America
• 5:45 p.m. – Adjourn
• 6:00 p.m. – Steak Tasting Panel – Jennifer Martin, Colorado State University, McKee Building Hall A
  • Social Hour and Entertainment by Caitlyn Ochsner – Sponsored by Ochsner Limousin
• 7:30 p.m. – Bull Pen Sessions – Nutrition/Management, Grazing/Production, Marketing. McKee Building: Fort Collins, Loveland, Berthoud Conference Rooms

Thursday, December 14, 2023

• 8:00 a.m – Welcome and Morning Ramrod – John Jaegar, South Dakota State University
• 8:15 a.m – Cattle Market Import/Export Balance – Katelyn McCullock, Livestock Marketing Information Center
• 9:00 a.m – Beef Quality Audit – Keith Belk, Colorado State University
• 9:45 a.m – Break & Trade Show – FNBO South Hall
• 10:30 a.m – Herd Health Planning-Protecting Your Cowherd – Russ Daly, South Dakota State University
• 11:00 a.m – Reproductive Vaccine Effects on Reproduction – George Perry, Texas A&M AgriLife
• 11:30 a.m – Managing Reproductive Efficiency-Systems Approach – Shelby Rosasco, University of Wyoming & Kacie McCarthy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 12:00 p.m. – Lunch & Trade Show – FNBO South Hall – Sponsored by Leachman Cattle
• 1:30 p.m. – Demonstrations – MAC Warm-up Arena
  • Managing for Rangeland Health – Derek Scasta, University of Wyoming
  • High Altitude Disease/PAP Scoring – Tim Holt, Colorado State University
  • Measuring Emissions on Pasture with Greenfeed Technology – Pedro Carvalho, Colorado State University
• 3:00 p.m. – Bull Pen Sessions – Reproduction/Management, Grazing/Production Efficiency, Marketing. McKee Building: Fort Collins, Loveland, Berthoud Conference Rooms
• 5:00 p.m. – Adjourn