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Beef Quality Assurance Certification Class

There will be a Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Certification Class held at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Bladen County Center. The BQA Program's mission is to maximize consumer confidence of beef by focusing the producer’s attention to daily production practices that influence the safety, wholesomeness, and quality of beef. BQA includes record keeping, injection site management, feeding, and animal care. Some cattle sales require BQA certification.

This training is open to all beef producers free of charge. For those producers who want to become certified, you must attend the class, pass the test, and pay the fees to be certified. Costs are $15 for 3 years of certification for N.C. Cattlemen's Association Members and $40 for non-members (includes a membership to the N.C. Cattlemen's Association). Please bring a check to the training made payable to N.C. Cattlemen's Association. To register, call Taylor Chavis, Extension Livestock Agent, at 910-671-3276 or by E-mail at taylor_chavis@ncsu.edu by February 27.

Source:ncsu.edu


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