MSU and feed group to have two-day conference

Montana State University Extension and the Montana Feed Association will co-host the annual Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum on April 8 and 9, at the Best Western Plus GranTree Inn in Bozeman, 1325 N. Seventh Ave.
The theme for this year’s conference is “Beefing Up the Herd: Developing, Backgrounding and Evolving for Success.” Beef cattle experts from MSU and other institutions will share expertise on heifer nutrition, backgrounding steers, vaccination protocols for backgrounding calves, breed genetics, the RFID tag requirement and more. CattleFax market analyst Matthew McQuagge will share the latest cattle market outlook during Tuesday’s keynote address.
Cost information and registration is online at ecommerce.montana.edu/abio/. For more information and a detailed conference schedule, visit animalrangeextension.montana.edu/beef/nutritionconference.html.