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Texas Youth Attend Unique Beef 706 Valuable Pocket Tool for Cattle Producers Now Available
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LASS WAS IN SESSION THIS SUMMER AT TEXAS TECH UNIVER- sity, where students participated in a Beef 706 de-
signed entirely for Texas youth. The checkoff-funded class provided an overview of the beef industry and a hands-on learning experience on beef quality. For more than 25 years, the traditional Beef 706 program has been educating beef producers about the factors affecting the safety and quality of beef. “Students attending Beef 706 have traditionally been more experienced
and often times older ranchers,” says Jason Bagley, Texas Beef Council (TBC) senior manager of beef quality. “While TBC continues to believe in educating cattle producers both young and old, we recognize the need to reach out to a younger generation to begin educating them about Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) and its important role in beef cattle production.” Beef 706 is a checkoff-funded BQA program presented in cooperation
with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. The class continually evolves with the industry and provides producers with vital information to ensure that a safe, consistent, quality product is delivered to consumers. “Within the Texas show cattle industry alone, there are thousands of
youth making day-to-day management decisions about their cattle that directly impact the quality and wholesomeness of beef,” says Jason Beyer, TBC board member and Texas cattleman. “We want Texas youth to view cattle as not just livestock, but as a food product.” All BQA efforts, including Beef 706, are based on the current National
Beef Quality Audit (NBQA). The checkoff-funded audit takes place every fi ve years and serves as a benchmark for the cattle industry. The 2011 NBQA is currently being used to identify quality challenges and establish new targets for quality levels. To learn about BQA efforts taking place in Texas, please visit
www.texasbeefquality.com for more information.
30 The Cattleman November 2015
HE 2016 REDBOOK FROM NATIONAL Cattlemen’s Beef Association
(NCBA) is available at a reduced rate until Nov. 15. The Integrated Resource Management (IRM) Red- book helps ranchers record their daily production efforts. The 2016 Redbook has more than
100 pages to record calving activ- ity, herd health, pasture use, cattle inventory, body condition, cattle treatment, AI breeding records and more. It also contains an annual calendar, section for addresses, re- vised Beef Quality Assurance na- tional guidelines and proper injec- tion technique information. Until Nov. 15 Redbooks can
be purchased for $6.50 each, plus shipping. After Nov. 15 the price of the Redbooks will be $7 each, plus shipping. Customization of the Red- books is available (for 100 books or more), and quantity discounts are also available. To order, visit www.
beefusa.org. For more information on the
NCBA Redbooks, contact Grace Webb at
gwebb@beef.org or 800- 525-3085.
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