IBA Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony

8:30- 9:00 am

Registration 

8:30- 4:30 pm

Tradeshow Open

9:00- 9:15 AM

Opening Ceremony

9:15- 10:15 AM

Cattlemen's Education Series General Session I: "Risk Management Strategies in the Beef Business" with Joseph Lansing, Iowa State Field Extension Specialist

10:20- 11:10 AM

Breakout Session I

Option 1- "Managing Bulls for Herd Success" *1 BQA Continuing Education Credit Available 

Option 2- "Selecting Varieties: Profitable Forages for You" 

11:15- 12:30 pm

Lunch & IBA Annual Meeting + Policy Update

12:30- 1:30 pm

Cattlemen's Education Series, Session II: "A Word from NCBA CEO" with Colin Woodall, National Cattlemen's Beef Association

1:35- 2:25  pm

Breakout Session II

Option 1- "Managing High Risk Cattle" Panel Discussion *1 BQA Continuing Education Credit Available  

Option 2- "The Impact of Calving Distribution on the Producer's Bottom Line" 

2:30- 3:10 pm

Breakout Session III

Option 1- "Supplementing Trace Minerals" *1 BQA Continuing Education Credit Available  

Option 2: "Livestock Marketing Seminar"

3:15- 4:00 pm

Cattlemen's Education Series, Session III: "New World Screwworm: Where do we Stand?" with TBD

4:00- 5:00 pm

Illinois Beef Hall of Fame Reception

5:00 pm

Illinois Beef Foundation Silent Auction Closes on SC Online Sales 

5:00- 8:00 pm

Supper & Illinois Beef Association Awards Ceremony 

BQA CE Credits

BQA Continuing Education Credits are a new and exciting opportunity for Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony attendees! Any producer with a valid BQA Certificate who attends the above-noted sessions and passes a short quiz after the session; will receive a BQA Continuing Education Credit through the National BQA program. Producers who attend all three sessions and pass all three quizzes will receive a renewed BQA certificate by the end of the day! This renewed Continuing Education BQA Certificate will be added to the end of your existing certificate and serve as a three-year renewal, just as the foundational training has always done. If you have any questions on the BQA Continuing Education opportunity, please reach out to Annie Schoetmer at the Illinois Beef Association. This is an exciting opportunity that we hope you will take advantage of!