2011 Bovine Connection

The 2011 Bovine Connection will be held at the Richland County Extension Office on Thursday and Friday, December 1st and 2nd. Tickets are $40 per person or $75 per couple and can be purchased at the Richland County Extension Office or by calling 406-433-1206.

The lineup for Thursday December 1st includes:

10:00 -Steve Dittmer, Agribusiness Freedom Foundation-The importance of the 2012 election and it’s effects on producers

10:30-Bill Price, Global Beef Consultants-What is the Global demand for U.S. Beef and how can we reach that market?

11:45-Charlene Rich, Executive Director of MT Beef Council-The newly formed United States Farm and Ranch Alliance, what it is and how our producers benefit from it.

12:15-LUNCH-

12:45-Dr. John Paterson, MSU Beef Cattle Specialist-How cattle on pasture responded to a study regarding mineral supplementation.

1:30-Dr. Jon Seeger, Pfizer Animal Health-Using implants, what has changed and why producers should be using them.

2:15-Lee Leachman, Leachman of Colorado-Five keys to long term profitability and how to buy your neighbors ranch

3:15-Curt Pate, “The cow whisperer”-Using the “Bud Box” system for low stress cattle handling


Times and presentations on Friday, December 2nd include:

10:00 -Robin Thorstenson, program manager of Bismarck State College’s Continuing Education Training & Innovation department “The power of persuasion”, helping you be more assertive in getting what you want.

11:00-Jim Robb, Livestock marketing Information Center- The 2012 market outlook.

12:00-Willy Altenburg, Associate Vice President of Beef Marketing for Genex Cooperative- What’s new in the A.I. industry?

12:45-LUNCH-

1:30-Dr. Kent Andersen, Associate Director of Technical Resources in North America for Pfizer Animal Health- Using DNA testing in the cattle industry.

2:15-Robin Thorstenson-program manager of Bismarck State College’s Continuing Education Training & Innovation department- “Generational Issues”, how people from different generations respond to different situations.

3:00-Bill Bowman, Chief Operating Officer of the American Angus Association- Taking the information obtained at Bovine Connection and applying it to the real world.

On Thursday evening, immediately following the presentation by Curt Pate, there will be a no-host social at the Sidney Country Club. Steve Dittmer with the Agribusiness Freedom Foundation will be the keynote speaker for this event.