That’s probably why I always get excited for our Feeding Quality Forum, a meeting we (along with Pfizer, Feedlot Magazine and Purina-Land O’Lakes) have been hosting for six years.
Everybody is paying more for cattle now than ever before. That should be reason enough to attend the “Backgrounding for Quality” field day, says Gary Fike, of Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB).
“Going green” is a stirring buzz phrase everywhere, no less in cattle feeding. Some shudder as they think of the regulations it entails. Others argue that agriculture is the original green industry and producers are closer to the land and natural resources than anybody else.
“Ahead of the feeding curve” is a good place to be with the volatile markets and ever-changing dynamics in the cattle feeding business. It’s also the theme of this year’s Feeding Quality Forum, slated for August 23 in Omaha, Neb., and August 25 in Garden City, Kan.
Red meat is often blamed for heart disease, obesity and a host of other diet-induced conditions. But scientific journalist Gary Taubes says carbohydrates and low-fat diets may be the real culprit. He shared the results of a “12-year obsession with finding what’s real and what’s not” with cattlemen and industry representatives at a previous Feeding Quality Forum.
Low mortality isn’t the only way to measure the success of your health program. Pfizer veterinarian Robin Falkner told attendees at last fall’s Feeding Quality Forums, held in North Platte, Neb., and Amarillo, Texas, to start thinking about disease management a little differently. “We want to worry about things that can change and that can matter,” he said.
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