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Register for Cattlemen’s College in NE

The 2015 Cattlemen’s College will showcase many great speakers this year and now is the time to register for the event. Join fellow cattlemen and women for a day of Cattlemen’s College – a short, intensive cattle producer education program designed to address relevant issues and deliver information that will improve production and profitably. Sponsored by Zoetis, the program offers a wide range of informative speakers. This is an event that should not be missed.

Cattlemen’s college is held Wednesday, December 2, 2015 during the Nebraska Cattlemen Annual Convention at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney Nebraska.

The 2015 Cattlemen’s College will include the following educational sessions:



Cattle Market Drivers and 2016 Outlook

Jim Robb, Director, Livestock Marketing Information Center



Future of Beef Production

Gary Sides, Ph.D., Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Zoetis

Nebraska Department of Agriculture Updates

Greg Ibach, Director, NE Dept. of Agriculture

Healthy Cattle – Healthy Ranch, BQA and Feedyard Assessment program

Josh White, Executive Director of Producer Education, NCBA

Growing Calves using Crop Residues and Double Cropped Forages

Mary Drewnoski, PhD., Beef Systems Specialist, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD)

Dee Griffin, DVM, School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Applying genomics to reproduction: Selecting or managing for fertility

Robert Cushman, PhD., U.S. Meat Animal Research Center

Producer Panel – Getting Started in the Beef Business

–Nebraska Cattlemen