Marketing workshops being held in Colorado

Sep 8, 2008 3:33 PM

Source: Colorado Cattlemen’s Association

Beef producer meetings are being hosted across Colorado in September offering insight into current beef industry issues including Country of Origin Labeling. The sessions are being hosted with collaboration from several sectors of the industry, including the Colorado BQA Program and Colorado Beef Council.

Topics to be covered include:

• An interpretation on how mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) will be incorporated into livestock operations.
• Keith Rohr, interim Colorado State Veterinarian, will inform producers with an animal health update that will influence cattle management decisions and demonstrate the importance of traceability in today’s industry. 
• With calf marketing decisions increasingly impacting a cattle operation’s profitability, a representative from IMI Global will address options available to producers that will offer the opportunity of a larger return from the 2008 and future calf crops.
• An often overlooked chance to add revenue and profitability is proper cull cow management.  Travis Hoffman, Colorado Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator, will discuss how evaluating production traits can be used to determine when and how to market your cows and improve your bottom line.

Planned sessions include:

• Sept. 10 – Burlington, Burlington Community Education Center, 4 p.m.
• Sept. 11 – Akron, Washington County Fairgrounds Event Center, 4 p.m.
• Sept. 13 – Alamosa, Jeff Martinez’s Ranch, 1 mile South of Alamosa, 3 p.m.
• Sept. 23 – Durango, La Plata County Fairgrounds, Animas Room, Durango, 4 p.m.
• Sept. 24 – Rocky Ford, Gobin Building, 4 p.m.
For more info or to RSVP, call  970-491-BEEF (2333) or email Travis.Hoffman@colostate.edu.

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