Profit Tips: Events - 2011 Range Beef Cow Symposium

The University of Nebraska hosts this year’s Range Beef Cow Symposium Nov. 29–Dec. 1 in Mitchell, Neb. The symposium will feature well-known speakers who will provide updates on production topics in the areas of beef industry issues, genetics, reproduction, range and forage management, cattle health, beef nutrition and more. This year’s event marks the 42nd year for the Range Beef Cow Symposium. The event regularly attracts up to 900 ranchers and industry-affiliated people and includes a two-and-a-half day educational program, bull-pen sessions with the speakers each evening and a trade show with displays from the beef industry. The biennial symposium is sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service and animal science departments of the University of Wyoming, South Dakota State University, Colorado State University and the University of Nebraska. For more information on the event, contact the animal science department at one of the sponsoring universities or visit www.rangebeefcow.com.

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