Maine Beef Conference Focuses on Improving Profitability
The Maine Beef Producers Association’s (MBPA) 25th annual Beef Conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at Ramada Inn, 357 Odlin Road, Bangor.
MBPA and the Maine Grass Farmers Network (MGFN) are hosting the conference, which is sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Industry sponsors include the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). Industry experts Dr. Bobbi Lorenz, beef nutritionist; Curt Pate, NCBA stockman instructor; and Darren Williams, NCBA communications director, are scheduled to join local specialists, including Ellis Additon of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, to provide beef producers with information on improving the profitability of their operations.
Nonmember registration, including lunch, is $60 for the first representative of a farm and $40 per person for others from the same farm. Discounts are available for students and MGFN and MBPA association members. For registration details, or to request a disability accommodation, contact Melissa Libby, 800.287.7170 (in Maine), 207.581.2788. Registration details are also online.