Beef certification workshop scheduled in Bridgeport
Nebraska Extension and Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance will offer a Beef Quality Assurance and Beef Quality Assurance Transportation Certification from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Prairie Winds Community Center in Bridgeport. Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance will present the latest on the BQA and BQA Transportation programs and certify or recertify producers in BQA and BQAT.
The BQA and BQAT programs educate beef producers and transporters on best management practices for animal health, proper stockmanship and proper animal welfare guidelines.
Many commercial beef packing facilities require producers who sell fed cattle to them to be BQA certified and those who deliver cattle to their facilities to be BQAT certified.
BQA and BQAT certification is valid for three years. If your last BQA or BQAT training occurred before 2021, your certification could soon be expired.
The certification fee is $20 per person or a flat fee of $100 for operations that bring five or more people. Attendees must register online at bqa.unl.edu or by calling the Panhandle Research and Extension Center at 308-632-1230.
