Virginia Beef Cattle University

Virginia Beef Cattle University

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VIRGINIA BEEF CATTLE UNIVERSITY

Fuel growth, one insightful topic at a time

Herd health

Participants will emerge equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to proactively manage beef cattle herd health and ensure the well-being and prosperity of their herd.

Marketing & Business Management

participants will emerge equipped with the knowledge, skills, and strategic insights necessary to navigate the complexities of beef cattle marketing and business management, driving profitability, resilience, and competitiveness in the dynamic livestock industry.

Nutrition & Forages

Participants will emerge equipped with a comprehensive understanding of beef cattle nutrition and forages, along with practical sills and strategies to enhance the health, productivity, and sustainability of beef cattle operations through informed nutritional management practices.

Precision technologies

Participants will emerge equipped with a deep understanding of precision technologies in beef cattle management and the practical skills and strategies necessary to leverage these technologies effectively to enhance productivity, efficiency, and sustainability in modern beef production operations.

Reproduction

Participants will emerge equipped with a comprehensive understanding of beef cattle reproduction, along with the practical skills and strategies to optimize reproduction performance, genetic progress, and overall herd productivity within beef cattle operations.

Meat Sciences

Participants will emerge equipped with a comprehensive understanding of Meat sciences with an emphasis on beef, along with the practical knowledge and insights to enhance beef production efficiency, meat quality, and consumer satisfaction within the dynamic beef industry landscape.

Registration is now OPEN!

Registration is all inclusive!

Adults: $175.00

College: $100.00

Youth (8 – 18 years old): $75.00

Kid (potty trained – 7 years old): $25.00

Association and Business Meetings

There will be ample time and space to host your annual, semi- annual, quarterly, or monthly meeting at the virginia beef cattle University conference! Read more if you are interested in hosting your meeting on Virginia Tech’s Campus!

Sunday Tours and Activities

Enjoy a day of networking and adventure through sunday night tours and activities! Read more about the tour options and activities that will be offered. Sign up available after registration!

Network with the Cattle Industry Corporations

Network with the cattle industry Corporations through a happy hour on monday!

Enjoy wonderful Prime Rib Smoked at The VT Meat Lab!

Monday Night Prime Rib Dinner & Entertainment!

Enjoy a delicious prime rib dinner at Alphin-Stuart! There will be live entertainment, yard games, and a Delicious dessert Truck!

Key Note Speakers

Cliff Lamb

G. Cliff Lamb, Ph.D., is director of Texas A&M AgriLife Research, the state’s premier research agency in agriculture, natural resources and the life sciences. Lamb served as head of the Department of Animal Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University from 2017 to 2022, when he transitioned to leading AgriLife Research.

Lamb helmed the launches of the Texas A&M AgriLife precision phenotyping greenhouse and the on-campus cryogenic electron microscopy facility, as well as the establishment of the Texas A&M Institute for Equine Sciences. Lamb also has guided the procurement of the Thomas Ranch and Dolle Barker Farm to support regenerative agricultural research, extension and education initiatives.

Cliff Lamb, Ph.D

Director, Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Mark Eisele

Mark Eisele lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where his family runs Red and Black Angus cow-calf pairs, retained yearlings that sell into branded programs, and a custom haying operation on the historic King Ranch. 

The ranch runs cattle on both privately owned and public lands with state and federal grazing leases. Eisele understands the delicate balance that is protecting private property rights and maintaining access to public lands while increasing numbers of people want to experience the beauty of the West. The King Ranch was recognized in 2015 for the Leopold Conservation Award and Wyoming Stock Growers Environmental Stewardship Award. Eisele also served as the 51st Wyoming Stock Growers Association president. Eisele has been heavily involved in the NCBA since 2009 when he sat on the board of directors before serving on the Animal Health and Wellbeing Committee for eight years. Since his start with NCBA, Eisele has served many roles including serving on the Nominating Committee, Public Lands Council – Legislative Session, Environmental Stewardship Award Wyoming (Region V), and being a Political Action Committee (PAC) donor. 

Mark Eisele

President, NCBA

Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local governments. Its programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, military status, or any other basis protected by law.

Thank you to our primary sponsor!

“Empowering Beef Producers: Uniting, Learning, and Innovating Together!”

3270 Litton-Reaves Hall

175 west Campus Drive,

Blacksburg, Virginia 24061

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