Speakers from academia, the meat processing sector and the cattle feeding industry will discuss the effect feeding ethanol co-products has on beef quality during an upcoming meeting in Omaha. The BEEF Quality Summit will take place November 7-8 at Omaha ’s Holiday Inn Centre.
Sponsored by BEEF magazine, the meeting will open with a panel discussing the status of the industry’s effort to improve beef quality. Participants will be Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Vice President of Purchasing Jim Cannon, Certified Angus Beef Vice President Larry Corah, Greater Omaha Packing Executive Vice President Angelo Fili and Texas A&M University Animal Science Regents Professor Jeff Savell.
Speakers addressing the effect of feeding distillers’ grains and other ethanol by-products on beef quality will include Circle Five Beef owner Alan Janzen, Cargill Meat Solutions Director of New Technology Applications Glen Dolezal, Iowa State University Livestock Economist John Lawrence, Nebraska Cattlemen President Jay Wolf and Kansas State University Extension Feedlot Specialist Chris Reinhardt. The closing address will be delivered by Barry Dunn, the executive director and endowed chair for the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management at Texas A&M.
The early bird registration deadline is October 1. Those interested in attending can save $50 by registering early. More information is available by clicking here or calling (612) 875-9509.