Register Today for the 61st Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course

 

 

Celebrating the 61st Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course  May 2-4, 2012 Alto and Patricia Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center Gainesville, Florida     Quick Links... Short Course Website Registration Information Agenda About Gainesville     Short Course Location    Alto and Patricia Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center 2142 Shealy Drive  Gainesville, Florida 32611 Click here for Directions/Map   This year's Beef Cattle Short Course is going to prove very exciting! We are moving the venue to the newly built Alto and Patricia Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center located on Shealy Drive. This new location will have state of the art equipment and a large conference room.     Hotel Accommodations    Hotel rooms have been blocked at various locations in Gainesville to meet your lodging needs! CLICK HERE to view the discounted hotel options available to Beef Cattle Short Course Participants.       Make the most of your visit to Gainesville! Check out the Visit Gainesville web pages for exciting places to see and explore!   Click on the link above, enter your email address and click "submit".  You will then need to select the "Beef Cattle" marketing list to receive future emails about the conference. Register Today for one of the premier beef cattle educational events in the Southeast and Gulf Coast regions with national and global recognition.     Overview The course addresses issues for beef cattle enterprises at an elevated level of management skill with practical applications for every beef cattle producer, in Florida and beyond. The course focuses on unique challenges facing our beef industry; beef production issues, urban growth, global competition, changing consumer demands, and economic and environmental sustainability. Every year we lead the industry covering subject areas and topics prior to those issues becoming management concerns. Participants get to hear contrasting, alternative, and complimentary ideas about the beef cattle enterprise. Short of paying a professional consultant, there is not a better source of information for beef cattle producers than to attend the Florida Beef Cattle Short Course.   Become an Exhibitor Showcase your company by becoming an exhibitor.  Limited Opportunites available, click here for more information.     Become a Sponsor Strengthen your prominence as a leader in the industry Increase your recognition & exposure Showcase promotional material Network with colleagues Be featured on the short course website with a link to your homepage   Click here for more information on becoming an active partner.     For More Information: Course/Sponsorship & Exhibitor Information           Rebecca Matta, Short Course Organizer UF/IFAS, Dept of Animal Sciences 352-392-1916                   rmatta@ufl.edu   Registration Information Holly Paszko, Course Registrar UF/ IFAS, Office of Conferences & Institutes 352-392-5930 hpaszko@ufl.edu