– John F. Grimes, OSU Extension Beef Coordinator
The Ohio State University Extension Beef Team would like to announce the dates for the 2016 Ohio Beef Cattle School that will take place next winter. The dates for the school will be January 19, February 2, and February 16, 2016. These are all Tuesdays and the programs will begin at 7:00 p.m. each evening. The theme for this year’s school will focus on market outlook, marketing, risk management, and a number of basic management concepts such as genetics for today’s market and selecting for the most significant economic traits.
These sessions will follow a similar format used in the past as each session will be broadcast locally via an internet link. University Educators and industry representatives have served as resource persons that have addressed a wide variety of topics relating to beef cattle production. Participants will be able to interact with the speakers by posting questions via the internet at each location.
The Ohio Beef Cattle School has been well-received by clientele as a reliable source of information on current topics that are impacting the beef industry. Over the past three years, the School has averaged 21 host locations across Ohio and Indiana. The average nightly participation has been nearly 200 individuals from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
The Beef Team is looking forward to providing cattle producers with another quality educational program. Please mark the dates for the 2016 Ohio Beef Cattle School on your calendar today. More details will be shared when they are available.