{"id":2405,"date":"2012-05-24T16:42:36","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T16:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/?p=2405"},"modified":"2012-05-24T16:44:25","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T16:44:25","slug":"northern-ny-beef-week-june-12-15-with-wvu-cornell-specialists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/2012\/05\/24\/northern-ny-beef-week-june-12-15-with-wvu-cornell-specialists\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern NY Beef Week June 12-15"},"content":{"rendered":"

West Virginia University, Cornell Specialists Part of NNY Beef Week; Schedule Farm Visits Ahead<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Northern New York \u2013 The June 12-15 Northern New York Beef Week includes farm visits by Cornell University Beef Extension Specialist Dr. Michael J. Baker and 7pm evening videolinks with West Virginia University (WVU) Extension Livestock Specialist Dr. Phillip I. Osborne. The evening program fee is $5.<\/p>\n

Osborne helped develop and coordinates the West Virginia Beef Quality Assurance Feeder Cattle Marketing Program. He is also an associate professor with the WVU Division of Animal and Nutritional Services. Osborne will speak about the value of pooling cattle for marketing.<\/p>\n

The animals sold through West Virginia\u2019s Quality Assurance (QA) Sales are noted for strong genetics and having been raised with industry-accepted, proven health practices.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur QA calves have proven to be a valuable risk management investment for both producers and buyers,\u201d says Osborne.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese workshops are a great opportunity for New York beef producers to learn how to apply West Virginia\u2019s success with pooling calves and cattle to meet larger buyers\u2019 interest in consistent quality and sufficient supply,\u201d says Baker.<\/p>\n

NNY producers can call ahead to schedule a farm visit with Baker to receive a fresh evaluation of their handling facilities, and the opportunity to ask questions of the Cornell beef specialist.<\/p>\n

The Northern New York Beef Week farm visits and evening program schedule is as follows:<\/p>\n