Symposium
Selection Indexes Increase Profitability
Rowan explains how using selection indexes correctly will increase breeder profitability. “Breeding goals should be realistic, consistent but flexible, data-driven and profitable,” said Troy Rowan, University of Tennessee assistant professor. Rowan gave his presentation titled “Selecting for Dollars: Putting Selection Indices to Work” during the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Symposium…
We Can Sell More Beef
Thomson says the beef industry needs to shift from reactive to proactive. Seeing your own work on display can elicit pride. For those raising cattle and beef, producers often feel proud of the work they do every day to feed the world. To continue that feeling of pride, Dr. Dan…
Targeting Selection to Meet Consumer Demands
K-State geneticist suggests modifications to breeding systems to achieve end product goals. The gap between consumers and cow-calf producers is wider than the misconceptions about how beef gets from ranch to table. This gap also exists in desired traits between cattle on the ranch and beef in the grocery…
Who Is Today’s Meat Consumer?
Uetz explains the purchasing trends and expectation of today’s meat consumers. Beef is the protein 46% of consumers are most likely to order on their next foodservice trip. “Consumers missed going to a restaurant and sitting down to eat that incredible steak, so they learned to bring it home,” said…
BIF Symposium Virtual Attendance Option Announced
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Registration is now open for a virtual option of the 2021 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Research Symposium and Convention. This year’s event will be hosted June 22-25 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa. If guests are unable to attend the event in person, they…
BIF Continues to Expand Reach Transitioning to Online Symposium in 2020
This year’s BIF Research Symposium and Convention moves to virtual event scheduled for the week of June 8. MANHATTAN, Kansas – The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) board of directors along with the Florida 2020 BIF Research Symposium and Convention committee have been closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation, with particular consideration…
BIF Annual Meeting and Research Symposium Early Registration Due May 15; BIF Tour Stops Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Angie Stump Denton, Beef Improvement Federation Communication Coordinator, angiedenton@ksu.edu or 785-562-6197 May 6, 2019 MANHATTAN, Kan. – Save $100 and register by May 15 for the 2019 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Annual Meeting and Research Symposium. This year’s event will be June 18-21 at the…
BIF Celebrates 50 Years
By Lisa Bard, BluePrint Media | BIF Sponsor The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) is celebrating 50 years in 2018. Themed “Elevating the Industry,” the Annual Meeting and Research Symposium is poised not only to celebrate the last 50 years but launch into the next 50. BIF was officially founded in…
Colorado to Host 50th BIF Annual Meeting and Research Symposium; Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for the 2018 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Annual Meeting and Research Symposium. This year’s event themed 50th Anniversary in the Rockies, will be June 20 to June 23 at the Embassy Suites Convention Center Hotel in Loveland, Colorado. Early registration deadline is May 31. Attendees…