During each event, producers can become BQA certified, network with fellow cattlemen and women, participate in hands-on demonstrations led by animal handling experts and learn cutting-edge operation techniques.
While anyone can attend the events, they are targeted to producers, feeders and other stakeholders who want a better understanding of factors that contribute to the market value of cattle and how these factors can inform marketing and production decisions.
Tammy Maxey says the grant will be used to design a poster and produce a video that show the impact of Virginia’s poultry industry and facts about poultry farming.
Opportunities include Understanding and Implementing Updated Appendix A&B Guidelines, Foreign Material Prevention & Control Workshop, Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit and Securing the Future of Meat: Sustainability, Innovation and the Next Big Thing.