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Beef Days |
EVENTS
CENTER - West Room C |
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8:30-9:15 |
Coffee & Donuts
Sponsored by Northern Colorado Bull Test and
Great Western Beef Expo |
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9:15-9:30
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
--Dr. Jack Whittier,
Extension Beef Specialist & Professor, Dept. of
Animal Sciences-CSU
--Dr. Roger Ellis,
Ext. Veterinarian & Asst. Professor, College of
Vet. Med. & Biomedical Sciences-CSU
The CSU
Cooperative Extension Beef Team is an alliance designed to provide a coordinated
approach to beef cattle educational efforts in Colorado. The focus addresses
concerns of the industry in production, management, health, technology,
research, marketing, food safety, policy, and other current State, National, and
Global issues. |
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9:30-10:15
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Cooperative Alignment with Purebred Genetic
Programs
--Willie Altenburg,
Owner, Altenburg Super Baldy Ranch,
LLC-Wellington, CO
Willie’s
discussion will show how commercial producers can partner and outsource with
seedstock producers so that both can win. As a seedstock producer finding
success in partnership with commercial producers, Willie will be able to offer
the how-to of creating these profitable ventures. |
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10:15 |
DOOR PRIZE |
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10:15-11:15
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Panel Discussion: Advancing Genetic Progress
in Commercial Production
--Moderator: Dr. Roger Ellis,
Ext. Veterinarian & Asst. Professor, College
of Vet. Med. & Biomedical Sciences-CSU
--Panel Members: Roy Wardell,
Terry Walter, Kevin Miller, Larry Croissant, and mark Enns
The production team of Wardell & Walter will discuss their
approach and ideas to better serve the needs of commercial customers to help the
whole supply chain benefit from genetic progress. Larry Croissant & Kevin
Miller of Croissant Red Angus will share their personal experience of what is
working for commercial producers. Mark Enns will offer an academic perspective
to the discussion |
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11:15-12:45 |
Panel Discussion: Capturing Genetic &
Economic Merit through the Finishing & Marketing Phase of
Production
--Moderator: Colby Van Cleave,
Owner, Pawnee Ranch-New Raymer, CO
--Jim Robb, Director, Livestock Marketing Information
Center (LMIC)-Lakewood, CO
Jim will discuss risk management and
strategies as they apply to production.
--Nolan Stone, General Manager, Five Rivers Cattle Feeding
Kuner Feedlot-Loveland CO
Nolan will cover feedlot services and partnerships for
commercial producers.
--Jack Smith, Sr. V.P, Agribusiness Finance Group, Farm
Credit Services of the Mtn. Plains-Greeley, CO
Jack will discuss and cover all topics relating to retained
ownership. |
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12:45-2:30 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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2:30-3:15 |
Application of Risk Management
--Drew Axsom & Kalyn Diamond,
Cattle Hedging-Ft. Collins, CO
Drew and Kalyn will discuss the
application of risk management for cow-calf producers and cattle
feeders (in layman’s terms) using futures, options, and basis
contracts. They will highlight simple strategies for
identifying the presence of price risk to a producer and how to
manage equity in addition to profitability. |
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3:15 |
DOOR PRIZE |
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3:15-3:50
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Future Opportunity/Supply Marketing/Natural
Beef
--Jim Coakley,
Vice President of Procurement, Coleman
Beef-Golden, CO
Natural beef markets are on the
increase. Small and mid-sized cattle producers may find that
their production system meets this marketing opportunity as a
way to increase profit. Jim will discuss the dos and don’ts for
producing Natural Beef, including examples of ranch and feedlot
requirements. |
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5:00 |
Dinner catered by Kenny’s Steakhouse |
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5:45 |
Bull Pen Question and Answer with the Speakers
--Moderator: Dr. Jack Whittier,
Extension Beef Specialist & Professor, Dept. of Animal Sciences-CSU
Speakers will be available for open discussion of the ideas
generated during the day’s program. |
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