Beef Quality Assurance Training Scheduled for October 24th

Local Beef and Dairy Cattle Producers Encouraged to Attend

JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK (October 14, 2020) - Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) is a national program that provides training to beef and dairy cattle producers in food safety, proper cattle handling techniques, handling of animal health products, providing injections and record keeping. The goal of this program is to maximize consumer confidence and acceptance of beef by focusing the producer’s attention to daily production practices that influence the safety, wholesomeness, and quality of beef and beef products.

All cattle producers are welcome to attend to learn new ideas and information, whether you are just beginning or have many years of experience in the industry. The program schedule will be as follows:

Saturday, October 24, 2020

10 am-Noon: The Grandview of Ellington, 1116 West Hill Road, Ellington, NY

NY Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) classroom presentation by Shannon Carpenter, DVM, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets and Katie Card, DVM, Jamestown, NY. Noon: Catered Box Lunch provided at the Grandview of Ellington

Chute Side BQA Training and Demonstrations to follow lunch at Butternut Brook Livestock, 1045 28th Creek Road, Ellington (Town of Kennedy). The barn where the chute is located is the second driveway on the left on Wolcott Road just past the farm. Butternut Brook Livestock looks forward to hosting fellow beef producers for this Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Training and will share how they manage their beef herd. Butternut Brook Livestock is owned by Michael and Shannon Carpenter and the land is owned by Robert and Debbie Carpenter, Michael’s parents.

BQA Chute Side Training will include proper handling and use of animal health products with a demonstration and practice of proper sub-cutaneous injections presented by Shannon Carpenter, DVM, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets and Katie Card, DVM, Jamestown, NY.

Program cost: $15 per adult or $8 per youth to cover hall rental, catered box lunch, and BQA program. Face coverings will be required and social distancing practiced per NYS Reopening Guidelines.

Registration for lunch and the program is required by October 19th by contacting Lisa Kempisty, Extension Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County at ljk4@cornell.edu or 716-664-9502 Ext 203. Please leave a message with your name, phone number & names of people attending. You will receive a follow-up call to confirm your registration.

Youth 14 years old and above can participate in this training and receive their BQA certification. Youth under 14 years of age are welcome to attend the training, but cannot receive the formal BQA certificate.

This BQA Program is being supported by NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, New York State Beef Producer’s Association, New York Beef Council, Chautauqua County Beef Producers, Butternut Brook Livestock, The Grandview of Ellington and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County.

We look forward to having beef and dairy producers attend this important educational program to learn information to ensure the safety and quality of beef we produce and market for consumers to enjoy.

The BQA Training is one of the many Agricultural educational programs offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County (CCE-Chautauqua). CCE-Chautauqua is a community based educational organization, affiliated with Cornell University, Chautauqua County Government, the NYS SUNY system, and the federal government through the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. For more information, call 716-664-9502 or visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/chautauqua. Cornell University Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.

Last updated October 14, 2020