Louisville, KY. Visit the official website for more infomation.

Kearney-Franklin Cattlemen steak shootout at the Red River Lounge, Minden. Proceeds going to the 2009 Scholarship fund in memory of Dylan Miller and Casey Hemje. Cattlemen meeting to begin with a social hour at 6:00 p.m., meal at 6:45, Texas Hold’em and other games to begin at 7:30 p.m. Contact Eric Ryan (308) 987-2798

NC Region 8 Roundup, Gage County Fairgrounds, Beatrice, 7:00 p.m. Contact Dave Doeschot (402) 430-0066

New methods and technologies to control and improve reproductive success in beef cattle is the focus of the "Robert Taylor Memorial Symposium: Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle" scheduled for Dec. 2 - 3, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel in Fort Collins, Colo.

This meeting is for anyone interested in beef cattle reproduction, including producers, veterinarians, AI (artificial insemination) technicians and Extension specialists. The workshops are designed to improve the understanding of the physiological processes of the estrous cycle, currently available procedures to synchronize estrus and ovulation and the proper application of these systems. They will also focus on improving participants´ understanding of methods to assess male fertility and how it affects the success of AI programs.

Program details and registration information will be available soon at http://westcentral.unl.edu/beefrepro/. Continuing education credit will be available for veterinarians. More information is available by contacting Jack C. Whittier, Colorado State University, (970) 491-6233, jack.whittier@colostate.edu; or Nancy Weiss, (970) 491-7640, nancy.weiss@colostate.edu.

The symposium is sponsored by Colorado State University and the Beef Reproduction Task Force, which is comprised of Extension animal scientists from Kansas State University, University of Nebraska, South Dakota State University, Iowa State University, University of Idaho, University of Illinois, University of Florida and University of Missouri with support from several industry sponsors

Low-Stress Cattle Handling and Beef Checkoff Update
Beef Quality Assurance Certification meeting, Howard County Fairgrounds, 2:30 p.m. Producers will hear from world renowned veterinarian and mster cattle handler Tom Noffsinger. Also, Drew Gaffney, Nebraska Cattlemen\'s BQA Coordinator, will give a BQA presentation. Lisa Schaneman Brass, from the Nebraska Beef Council, will discuss what the checkoff dollars do. Please RSVP to Drew Gaffney (308) 872-1105.

Bridgeport - Prairie Winds Community Center

Cost: $25-covers lunch and proceedings. Early registration due by Novv. 17. At door registration $35.
Schedule: 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Registration
10:30 a.m.- Noon Additions to the genetic toolbox: EPDs, Indexes, card DNA markers Matt Spangler, Beef Genetics Specialist UNL
Management tips to increase profit potential Rick Rasby, Beef Specialist UNL
Noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Putting it all together: Visual appraisal & EPDs Matt Spangler, Beef Genetics Specialist UNL
Body Condition Scoring and examples of by-product feeds Rick Rasby, Beef Specialist UNL

Contact: Tom Holman, UNL Extension Educator, 4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4939, (308) 632-1480,  tholman1@unl.edu

Returning to the FARM

Workshop is held over two weekends.
December 5 & 6 and January 9 & 10 Attendance is required at both weekend sessions

Located at the Holiday Inn Downtown, 141 N. 9th Street, Lincoln, NE

Contact: Megan Voss, 800-535-3456 or 402-472-0079. Email --mvoss2@unl.edu

Phoenix
Call NCBA, (303) 694-0305

San Antonio,
Call NCBA, (303) 694-0305