November 2026 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN 27 2026 beef summit Schedule Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2026 | Younes Conference Center South, Kearney 8:00 a.m. Registration and Networking 8:15 a.m. Welcome 8:30 a.m. The Road to Autonomous Cattle Feeding, Jacob Hansen, Co-Founder, ALA Engineering 9:00 a.m. Increasing Survival and Profitability by Mitigating the Risk for Heart Failure in Beef Cattle, Dustin Petrik, Ph.D., Co-Founder, Bullseye GX 9:30 a.m. What’s in Your Mineral? Using the UNL Mineral Calculator to Evaluate Your Program, Mary Drewnoski, Ph.D., Beef Systems Specialist, UNL 10 a.m. Break 10:15 a.m. Positioned for Expansion: Heifer Development Strategies for Improved Retention, Shelby Rosasco, Ph.D., Extension Beef Specialist, University of Wyoming 11:15 a.m. Economics and Market Outlook for Heifer Retention, Tyler W. Cozzens, Ph.D., Director, Livestock Marketing Information Center 12:15 p.m. Hot Topics, Proven Tools: What’s Hitting the Industry and How BQA Responds, Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Director, Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance 12:30 p.m. Lunch 1:15 p.m. The Nuts and Bolts of Generational Transition Planning for Ag Professionals, Pamela Epp Olsen, Pamela Epp Olsen Law, PC, LLO 2:15 p.m. Bovine Theileriosis and the Asian Longhorned Tick: An Update for Nebraska Producers, Matt Hille, DVM, Extension Beef Veterinarian, Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center 3 p.m. Break, sponsored by Dairy Tech and On Point Livestock Marketing 3:15 p.m. Strategic Insights into the Trend of Higher Finished Weights, Ty Lawrence, Ph.D., Professor of Animal Science, West Texas A&M University 4:15 p.m. How Exports Deliver Critical Returns for U.S. Beef Producers, Dan Halstrom, President and CEO, U.S. Meat Export Federation 5:15 p.m. Wrap Up Register for the Beef Summit on page 26. NC Trade Show Exhibitor NC Trade Show Exhibitor
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