Beef Quality Assurance Certification Class

Feb 27, 2015

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

Video: Heat Stress Killing Profits? - Dr. Jeff Hansen

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Jeff Hansen from Elanco shares practical strategies to reduce heat stress in grow-finish pigs. He discusses how rising temperatures affect feed intake, growth, and carcass quality, and explains how nutritional tools, such as Skycis, and environmental adjustments can help maintain performance during high-stress periods.

Listen now on all major platforms! "Technologies that reduce heat or metabolic stress in pigs deliver the greatest value during summer, when growth is challenged and profit potential is highest.

" Meet the guest: Dr. Jeffrey Hansen / jeff-hansen-00b72322 is a Swine Technical Consultant at Elanco Animal Health. He holds a Ph.D. in Swine Nutrition from Kansas State University, along with degrees in Animal Science and Nutrition from Texas A&M University. With a passion for pork fat quality, feed management, and production efficiency, Dr. Hansen brings decades of swine nutrition and technical expertise to the industry.