Online Beef Record Service Helps Commercial Cattle Producers
ST. JOSEPH. Mo. The
American Angus Association has
the solution for those cattle pro
ducers who are looking for a way
to capitalize on today’s informa
tion-driven, value-based market
ing systemthe Beef Record Serv
ice (BRS).
BRS provides a system for
commercial producers to keep
performance records on their ani
mals, regardless of breed compo
sition. These records can be used
as valuable decision-making tools
to enhance ranchers’ profitabili
ty-
Dairy Workshop Planned
CHAMBERSBURG (Franklin
Co.) Dairy managers are en
couraged to enroll in a unique
workshop opportunity for dairy
operations.
On Oct. 23-24, Dr. Tom Fuhr
man will be presenting a two-day
Dairy Works management semi
nar in Chambersburg. The work
shop will be conducted at the
Quality Inn in Chambersburg
from approximately 9:30 a.m. to
4 p.m. on Oct. 23-24. The Quality
Inn is located just off Rt. 81 and
the telephone number is (717)
263-3400.
Fuhrman has consulted with
dairy businesses throughout the
U.S. and around the world to
help them reach new levels of or
ganization and performance. The
Dairy Works seminar is designed
to help managers organize their
businesses and employees for op
timum productivity and efficien
cy.
Several areas of emphasis are
cdvered in Dairy Works, includ
ing building teamwork, develop
ing systems in the dairy opera
tiqn, i objectives fo{
each management learn, organiz
ing work, and recording and
monitoring the results achieved
by each team. As dairy managers
have more hired employees on
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Once producers submit their
data, it is then converted into
more comparative numbers
according to Standardized Per
formance Analysis (SPA) guide
lines. This information can help
producers make selection deci
sions on their cowherd, while it
supplies information to help mar
ket the calf progeny as steers and
replacement heifers.
Continued enhancements of
the BRS program include BRS
Online, which makes data more
accessible to its users. Now, BRS
Online users can submit a variety
their farms, the need to develop
repeatable, systematic approach
es to farm responsibilities in
creases. This program will help
managers develop a blueprint for
how the dairy should be organ
ized and provide guidelines on
how to train and implement the
program with employees.
Because of the generous sup
port of several industry sponsors,
we are able to offer a reduced fee
to a limited number of partici
pants. The reduced fee is $450
per person and includes materi
als, breaks, and lunches. Evening
meals and hotel accommodations
are on your own.
After the available reduced
seats are filled, individuals can
still register at the full rate of
$825. Make checks payable to
Extension Service Special Fund
(ESSF) and send to Penn State
Cooperative Extension, 112
Pleasant Acres Road York, PA
17402-9041. For questions about
registration, contact Tim Beck at
(717) 840-7408 or e-mail
tbeck@psu.edu.
For more information, visit
www.dairyworks.com to learn
more about the program, or con
tact Tim Beck for a brochure
with more details.
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of information online at
www.angusbrs.com, including
sire and dam enrollment, sire
group enrollment, breeding,
weaning and yearling weights,
and feedlot and carcass informa
tion.
The online service allows the
commercial cattle producers ac
cess to their information 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. In ad
dition to submitting information
online, the producer can view his
or her data, and create reports
that help track a herds’ perform
ance.
The data can also be down
loaded into personal software ap
plications already used on his or
her personal computer.
“these continued enhance-
Angus Gene Net Coordinator To
Speak At Beef Producers ’ Meeting
SHAMOKIN DAM (Snyder
Co.) Penn State Extension in
the central Susquehanna Valley
is sponsoring an educational
meeting for beef producers.
The meeting will be Monday,
Sept. 17 at 6-9 p.m. at Hoss’s
Family Steak and Sea House in
Shamokin Dam. The meeting
will begin with dinner ordered
from the menu at your own ex
pense.
The featured speaker will be
Ron Vanderßoon from Angus
Gene Net, Inc. Vanderßoon is
based in Michigan and is the
Eastern coordinator for that or
ganization.
Angus Gene Net is a marketing
alliance whose main goal is to get
beef producers top dollar for
calves, feeders, and finished cat
tle. Vanderßoon will speak on
marketing commercial battle in
the 21st century.
Other speakers at the meeting
will include Bob Livingston,
manager of South Branch Farms
in York. Livingston will speak on
ments give the cattle producers
the ability to view and sort data
within 24 hours of submission of
data to the American Angus As
sociation and its industry-leading
one-day processing time,” says
Matt Perrier, assistant director of
the commercial relations depart
ment.
“We are constantly working to
make additions and improve
ments to this dynamic Associa
tion program.”
The BRS program provides a
tool for serious producers who
wish to link the end product to
the producing factory by identify
ing genetics that work in their
operation.
improving beef carcass quality
through genetic selection.
Dr. David Wolfgang, PSU vet
erinary science, will speak on
practical measures that beef pro
ducers can take to implement
biosecurity.
Please call Dave Hartman at
(570) 784-6660 to make your res
ervation for the meeting. For
your convenience, you may call
2002 Pa. Angus
NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster
Co.) The Pennsylvania Angus
Auxiliary is once again extending
the opportunity to become the
Pennsylvania Angus Queen to all
eligible young ladies.
Candidates must be between
the ages of 15-21 and an active
member of the Pennsylvania Jun
ior Angus Association to partici
pate in the queen contest.
The applications for the con
test will be mailed on or before
Nov. 1. The entry deadline is
Dec. 15.
All queen candidates will be in
terviewed on Saturday of Farm
Show and will need to attend the
annual banquet conducted on
Sunday, Jan. 6,2002.
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By using individual animal
identification (either electronic
ID tags or traditional methods),
comprehensive report forms, and
reports generated by the Ameri
can Angus Association to evalu
ate and compare the data, cattle
producers can characterize their
commercial cowherds, and have
a higher-quality, more market
able product for their customer.
There is no fee to enroll in
BRS; however, a $2 per head fee
is charged for each weaning
weight submitted.
For more information about
BRS, contact the American
Angus Association’s commercial
relations department at (816)
383-5100 or log onto www.ang
usbrs.com.
after business hours and leave
your reservation request with
your name and phone number on
the answering machine.
If you anticipate needing any
type of accommodation or have
questions about the physical ac
cess provided, please call David
Hartman at (570) 784-6660 in ad
vance of your participation or
visit.
Queen Contest
Candidates should contact
Barb Weaver to purchase a tick
et. If you have questions, please
contact Jill Bucks at (717)
533-6674.
A special invitation is extended
to all ladies who may not be in
terested in serving as queen, but
who would like to serve as a
member of the queen’s “court.”
Members can play an impor
tant role as a princess or sweet
heart and are encouraged to sub
mit applications for these
positions. Any questions about
these rewarding and fun opportu
nities should be directed to Jill
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