*Canceled* Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Training
Event Details
Date
October 8, 2022
Time
10:00am - 2:00pm
Location
HLW Acres
1727 Exchange St. Rd.
Attica, NY
Cost
Pre-Pay Online, per farm : $5.00
At The Door Price
Pay at the Event, per farm : $5.00
Host
Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field CropsNancy Glazier
585-315-7746
email Nancy Glazier
*This event has been canceled*
Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) is a nationwide certification program to help ensure a safe, wholesome, and quality beef product for consumers.
Topics covered include herd health management, nutrition, behavior, and handling. Producers attending the training will become Level 2 certified.
Cost: $5 per farm, includes a meal provided by HLW Acres.
Contact: Nancy Glazier, CCE NWNY Team, call or text, 585-315-7746, nig3@cornell.edu by October 5, 2022
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Theme for this year: Quality Matters
Announcements
Cash Rent and Custom Harvest Survey
To date, there is limited information available about rental rates and fees for crop harvesting. Farms can use this valuable information for their farm business planning to help improve decision making and profitability.Farmers Can Join MeatSuite For Free!
MeatSuite.com is a free resource provided by Cornell University where NY meat farmers can create a farm profile and list their bulk (wholes, halves, quarters) and bundled (i.e. Grilling Bundle) meat products.Why should farmers join?
1. It's free and easy!
2. Connect with more local customers. In the past year the MeatSuite.com farm directory had 8,300 visits from New York consumers. Farm profiles get as many as 25 views per month from potential local customers. We also spotlight MeatSuite farms on social media and bring attention and purchases to farms through highlights and giveaways.
How do I join?
Farmers can visit https://www.meatsuite.com/farmers/ to create a free farm profile. You must list at least one product for your farm's profile to go live. You'll also have access to Cornell's free Meat Price Calculator, a helpful tool for pricing your meat to make a profit.
While you're on MeatSuite, check out the "Creating Consumer-Friendly Bulk Meats" publication on the log-in page. It has tips on how to create bulk meat products that are easier for first-time buyers to say "yes" to.
If you have any questions as you create your farm profile or products, we're here to help! Please email Matt LeRoux at mnl28@cornell.edu.