“Vision In Action” Conference

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Below is Friday afternoon’s live blog coverage of the conference’s speakers. Speakers include:

3:00 p.m. – “Breeder and Breed Survival in a Rapidly Changing World” – Tom Field, Ph.D., director of producer education, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA)

4:00 p.m. – “Decision-Making in a New World” – Kevin Ochsner, senior business development manager, Agri Business Group (ABG)

5:00 p.m. – “Genetic Improvement: A Vision of the Next 10 Years” – Mark Allan, Ph.D., research geneticist, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC)

5:45 p.m. – “The Power of Data in Making Genetic Progress” – Bill Bowman, president, Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI)

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Below is Saturday’s lineup for the “Vision in Action” conference:

7:45 a.m. – “The Obstacles to Using Limousin Genetics” – Jim Lerwick, Lerwick Brothers

8:30 a.m. – “Why I Utilize Hybrid Genetics” – Chip Ramsay, Deseret Ranches (Rex Ranch)

9:15 a.m. – “The Role of Genetics in Cattle Feeding” – Tom Brink, vice president of cattle ownership and risk management, Five Rivers Ranch Cattle Feeding

10:15 a.m. – “Critical Elements of Elite Seedstock Production” – Mark Gardiner, Gardiner Angus Ranch

11:00 a.m. – “What’s Your Breeding Strategy?” – Kent Andersen

1:00 p.m. – Roundtable discussion with presenters

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