B.E.E.F. U

(Beef Excellence Education for U)

An educational hands-on workshop for all youth 9 to 19

Saturday, April 4, 2009

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Stanley P. Wilson Beef Teaching unit and the Lambert-Powell Meats Lab

Registration Due by March 11, 2009!

Agenda

8:00 a.m.     Check-in and formulation of groups

8:30 a.m.     Live Animal Terminology

9:00 a.m.     Live Animal workshop (rotation lasting 50-55 minutes each)

                    Workshop I:    Evaluating Beef Conformation

                    Workshop II:   Feeder Calf Basics

                    Workshop III:  Fed Cattle Evaluation

12:00 p.m.    Lunch

1:00 p.m.     Carcass Terminology

1:30 p.m.     Carcass Workshops (rotations lasting 50-55 minutes)

                    Workshop I:   Basics of determining USDA Yield Grades

                    Workshop II:  Basics of determining USDA Quality Grades

3:00 p.m.     Hands on Exercise: Grading beef carcasses

4:00 p.m.     Adjourn

The Cost of the Program is only $5!!

But you must register