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Wednesday, Oct. 3

National Angus Conference

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7:15 a.m.

Registration Opens

THE ANGUS ADVANCE

8:00 a.m. Welcome
Howard Hillman
President, American Angus Association
8:15 a.m. Continuing the Angus Advance
Bill Mies, Future Beef Operations LLC
9:00 a.m. Basics of Reproduction
Bill Beal, Virginia Tech
9:30 a.m. Producing Pounds, Product & Pregnancy
Twig Marston, Kansas State University
10:00 a.m. Break
NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THE ANGUS ADVANCE
10:30 a.m. The Role of DNA in Genetic Improvement Programs
Dan Moser, Kansas State University
11:00 a.m. Meeting the Technology Needs of the Commercial Industry
Bill Bowman, American Angus Association
11:30 a.m. Information Flow and Its Importance in the Beef Business
James Henderson, B3R Country Meats Inc.
ADVANCE TOWARD A CONSUMER FOCUS
1:00 p.m. Tools for Designing a Better End Product
Doyle Wilson, Iowa State University
1:30 p.m. Here’s What the Grids Tell Us
Tim Schiefelbein, ConAgra Beef Co.
2:00 p.m. Taking Beef to the Consumer
John Landry, Sysco Inc.
2:30 p.m. Conference Summary
Richard L. Spader, American Angus Association
3:00 p.m. Adjourn

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