Events

Wine Glass Ranch of Nebraska named ESAP winner at NCBA

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Wine Glass Ranch in Imperial, Nebraska, was recognized as the 2025 Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) National winner.

Beef industry leadership summit to be held in Nebraska

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 21:04:45 -0400

Understanding the beef carcass and market access points are vital for beef producers, veterinarians, packers, retailers and consumers. This year’s Production Animal Consultation (PAC) Summit for Industry Leaders aims to bring together leaders from all segments of the beef industry to engage with local, state and national leaders to understand issues and opportunities.

NCBA annual convention and trade show postponed until August 2021

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 20:24:29 -0400

The National Cattleman’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced Tuesday that its annual convention and trade show, originally scheduled to take place in Nashville, Tennessee, in February 2021, has been pushed back to August 2021.

2021 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo canceled

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 16:15:15 -0400

The executive committee of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) voted unanimously Oct. 8 to cancel the 2021 show scheduled for Jan. 15 through Feb. 6.

National Western Stock Show postponed until January 2022

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 15:35:31 -0400

The Western Stock Show Association (WSSA) board of directors, together with the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) management, has made the difficult decision to postpone the 115th National Western Stock Show by one year and to resume the event in January 2022.

How sustainable are livestock production systems?

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:00:01 -0400

As the world’s population grows, demand for animal products is expected to rise as well. Developing countries are projected to have the biggest growth in demand for animal-based proteins, as their incomes begin to rise and urbanization intensifies.

Silage for Beef Cattle Conference moves to free, online-only webinar series

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 19:43:51 -0400

Nebraska Extension, Lallemand Animal Nutrition, and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach are hosting the third Silage for Beef Cattle Conference with one major change: This year, the event will be a series of four, hour-long free webinars held from July 7 through Aug. 4, 2020.

Bullish on Beef summit addresses all segments of the beef industry

Tue, 18 Feb 2020 19:21:30 -0500

The cattle industry is ever-changing and always presenting new opportunities for ranchers, cattle feeders, beef packers and veterinarians. The future of keeping beef in the center of the dinner plate is dependent on forward-thinking meetings that engage all segments of the beef industry.

Feedyard professionals to gather for team growth and education workshops in February

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 18:48:23 -0500

Two leading consulting firms are teaming up to provide an educational workshop for feedyard employees.

Oklahoma’s Creek County Ag Tour going strong for 76 years

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 22:43:51 -0400

May 2019 marked Creek County, Oklahoma’s, 76th annual ag tour. The tour started during the World War II era, in the year 1943. The goal of the Creek County Conservation District back in 1943 was to share what individual farmers were doing on their farms to overcome the effects of the war and depression.