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Upcoming Stockmanship and Livestock Transport Safety Seminars


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Join beef and dairy producers for the upcoming Stockmanship and Livestock Transportation Safety Seminars focused on stockmanship, animal handling, and livestock transportation safety hosted by the Colorado Livestock Association.

There will be two sessions, the first focused on beef cattle in Kersey at Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Kuner Feedyard on April 20 and the second will focus on dairy cattle on June 29, 2023. The program and demonstrations will be presented in English and Spanish.

Beef Stockmanship & Transportation Safety Seminar will be April 20, 2023, from 7:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. at the Five Rivers Cattle Feeding’s Kuner Feedyard, Kersey, Colorado.

Dairy Stockmanship & Transportation Safety Seminar is on June 29, 2023, at 7:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. location to be announced.

Producers and livestock handlers will receive hands-on training in low-stress cattle handling demonstrations, transportation, and knowledge of Beef Quality Assurance programs best management practices, and more!

The events will feature stockmanship clinician, Dean Fish, Ph.D, whose knowledge of cattle handling strategies and live cattle demonstrations will help producers improve their bottom lines. Fish is the Ranch Manager for the Santa Fe Ranch and a member of the NCBA Stockmanship and Stewardship Team.

Colorado’s very own Colorado Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Coordinator, Libby Bigler, will share tools and methods for understanding cattle behavior and handling and will discuss scoring systems for body condition and mobility, fitness for transport.

Registration for the first seminar is open. The event is free to Colorado Livestock Association members and $35 for non-members. Register online before April 18, 2023.

To register and view the complete agenda, visit www.coloradolivestock.org/events or contact Jane Lundwall, Colorado Livestock Association at office@coloradolivestock.org or (970) 378-0500.

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