Become BQA certified in Illinois: Beef Quality Assurance meetings scheduled

ELIZABETH, Ill. — The Illinois Beef Association, with Illinois Extension, is providing six informational Beef Quality Assurance certification meetings. Certifications are active for three years, so certifications received in 2022 or earlier are no longer valid and must be recertified to remain in good standing. This can be done in person or online at bqa.org.

All meetings are free to Illinois Beef Association members. Nonmembers pay $20, which includes dinner and training materials.

Register at https://tinyurl.com/y6nf72tr. For more information, call the Illinois Beef Association at 217 787-4280 or visit illinoisbeef.com.

Certification meetings will be:

• 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 2, Elizabeth Community Center, 402 West St., Elizabeth.

• 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 2, Kountry Kitchen, 105 E. Main St., Teutopolis

• 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4, Reel Livestock Center, 174 Danvers Road, Congerville.

• 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4, Greenville Livestock Auction, 840 Illinois Route 127, Greenville.

• 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 5, DeKalb County Farm Bureau, 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore.

• 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 10, Fairview Sale Barn, 1120 Carter Road, Fairview.

Beef Quality Assurance is a nationally coordinated, state-implemented program that provides systematic information to U.S. beef producers and beef consumers with knowledge to raise cattle under optimum management and environmental conditions. BQA guidelines are designed to make certain all beef consumers can take pride in what they purchase — and can trust and have confidence in the entire beef industry.

When producers implement the best management practices of a BQA program, they assure their market steers, heifers, cows, and bulls are the best they can be.