IBA to ramp-up winter programming

Illinois Beef Association staff have long been the premier planners of cattlemen’s meetings across Illinois. This November and December will prove no different. 

Illinois Beef Foundation Gala & Fundraiser

Beginning November 21, winter programs are set to kick-off with a celebratory gala and fundraiser to commemorate ten years of the Illinois Beef Foundation. The Illinois Beef Foundation, Inc. purpose is to engage in educational, promotional, and charitable activities dedicated to the improvement of beef production and the social and financial advancement of beef producers in Illinois. The Foundation’s primary purpose is to award college scholarships.

The Illinois Beef Foundation Cattlemen’s Gala and Fundraiser will be a night of entertainment from the band Brushville, and include a mouth-watering Prime Rib dinner, live auction for further fundraising and more. If you want a night to wear your fanciest cowboy and cowgirl get-up, call the IBA office at (217) 787-4280 today to purchase your tickets.

Beef Quality Assurance

Every December, cattlemen from all over Illinois gather to renew their Beef Quality Assurance certificates at one of IBA’s hosted BQA workshops. With BQA certificates expiring every three years, IBA seeks to provide producers with an easy avenue for renewal. 

“The Illinois BQA program is a proven education system that teaches sensible management practices that help improve the quality and safety of beef,” said Travis Meteer, the University of Illinois Extension beef specialist, and state BQA coordinator. “It clearly demonstrates how a producer’s actions on the farm have a huge impact on the final beef product.”