Imperial among sites for Beef Quality Assurance certification

    Nebraska Extension and Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) will be offering BQA certification and animal handling informational meetings for beef producers.
    One of the locations for a certification program is Imperial in June.
    Jesse Fulton, Nebraska Director of BQA, and local Nebraska Extension Beef Educators will be presenting BQA best management practices, animal health stewardship and animal handling.  
    These meetings will update producers on implementing BQA practices and answer continuing questions on packer requirements.
    These meetings will be BQA certification opportunities for those producers needing certification or recertification. BQA certification is good for a three-year time period.  
    Southwest Nebraska locations include:
    June 16, 1-3 p.m. CT, Phelps County Ag Center, Holdrege.
    June 16, 6-8 p.m. CT, Lincoln County Fairgrounds, North Platte.
    June 17, 1-3 p.m., Crossroads Wesleyan Church, Imperial.
    June 17, 5-7 p.m., Ogallala Livestock Auction Market, Ogallala.
    People should pre-register by June 15 to Erin Laborie at 308-268-3105 or erin.laborie@unl.edu.
    For a complete statewide list of upcoming BQA trainings across Nebraska, visit bqa.unl.edu/training-events.