Please plan now to join Drs. Matt Spangler, Darrh Bullock and Bob Weaber, for the 2023 edition of the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium ‘Brown Bagger’ Webinar series. The webinar series is set to run on Wednesdays in October (4, 11, 18, 25) at noon central time. The series will feature internationally recognized speakers discussing topics surrounding the series title of “Current and Future Tools to Improve Genetic Selection Decisions.”
Weekly themes are outlined below:
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- Selection Tools for The Commercial Producer
- Going from An Abnormal Calf to Genomic Test
- Trait Development Updates
- Leveraging Sequence Data for Genetic Evaluation Systems
Intended audience:
The target audiences for this educational program include county, district and state extension specialists, college/university beef instructors, allied industry personnel (including beef veterinarians), breed association technical and field staff, and other educators working with producers on beef production systems.
How program works:
All presentations will be delivered via the Kansas State University ZOOM web conferencing system. All slides and audio will be delivered via the internet using a common web browser. A call in number will be available for audio stream. After you register, information on connecting to the web conference system will be sent out prior to the first session. Each segment is scheduled for approximately 1 hour. You may login after 11:45 AM to be prepared for the noon start. All slides and audio presentations are archived for future availability to participants and works nicely to assist in future classroom educational efforts. We will circulate a full agenda in advance of the first session. Please register for the series if you plan to attend one or more of the sessions. No need to notify me if you are unable to attend a specific session.
Please register for the webinar by clicking on the URL below: (The only way to register!)
https://ksu.zoom.us/webinar/register/5016929840045/WN_ICRLMZrdRpKeVGFY4exy2A
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.