Beef Quality Assurance Workshops

There is an extensive offering of in-person BQA meetings this winter. Check your certificate expiration date, find a meeting near you, and mark your calendar! These sessions serve as the beef industry’s best source of continuing education and will provide producers with up-to-date standards and technologies to improve animal welfare and beef quality.   

Winter 2024 Meeting Dates and Locations include: 

6:00 PM Start Time 

December 2 | Greenville Livestock Auction | Greenville

December 3 | Pinckneyville Community Center | Pinckneyville

December 3 | Stephenson County Farm Bureau | Freeport

December 4 | Fairview Sale Barn | Fairview 

December 5 | The BlackRidge | Cambridge 

December 5 | Reel Livestock Center | Congerville 

December 9 | LaSalle County Farm Bureau | Ottawa 

December 9 | Teutopolis Banquet (KFC) Hall | Teutopolis 

December 10 | Illinois Beef Association Office | Springfield 

December 10 | Carthage Livestock Auction | Carthage 

December 11 | Elizabeth Community Center | Elizabeth 

“The Illinois BQA program is a proven education system that teaches sensible management practices that help improve the quality and safety of beef,” said Travis Meteer, the University of Illinois Extension beef specialist, and state BQA coordinator. “It clearly demonstrates how a producer’s actions on the farm have a huge impact on the final beef product.”   

Beef Quality Assurance is a voluntary, national program that hopes to raise consumer confidence by offering proper management education and guidelines for the beef industry.   

BQA trainings are free to Illinois Beef Association (IBA) members and a $20 fee for non-IBA members includes the cost of a meal and training materials. Pre-registration is required. Attendees should pre-register online or by calling the IBA Office at (217) 787-4280.