Feeder Steer School 2.0
UNE, Northern Tablelands LLS and AgSTAR Projects are bringing back the highly successful Feeder School in 2025!
Date and time
Location
University of New England
Elm Avenue Armidale, NSW 2351 AustraliaRefund Policy
Agenda
DAY 1: Monday, 10 February 2025
5:30 PM
Welcome Dinner
DAY 2: Tuesday, 11 February 2025
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Welcome and Official Opening
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM
Mechanisms for increasing demand for your cattle
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM
The traits of suitable calf to breed and feed for retail
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
Grass fed or grain fed - What do consumers want?
10:10 AM - 10:50 AM
Morning Tea
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Local pasture data boosting beef productivity
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Matching productivity to market demands
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Getting the most out of dual purpose cereal crops
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Single v. mixed species forages - What do the numbers show?
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Panel Session - Getting the mix right
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Workshop Rotation 1: Replacement heifer selection
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Workshop Rotation 2: Matching steers to target markets
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Workshop Rotation 3: Bull confirmation and objective selection
6:30 PM
Dinner
DAY 3: Wednesday 12 February 2025
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM
The booming growth of lot feeding in Australia and making custom feeding work
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM
Cattle that perform for Rangers Valley - What does the data show?
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
Preparation of cattle for feedlots
10:10 AM - 10:50 AM
Morning Tea
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Preparing backgrounding animals for transport to feedlot
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Advanced technologies in boosting genetic performance
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Defining a breeding objective, understanding EBV’s and percentile bands
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Southern Multi Breed Project - Performance across six breeds and do they vary?
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Panel Session - Selecting for success
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Workshop Rotation 4: The psychology of cattle - Training calves for feedlot
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Workshop rotation 5: Developing a breeding objective
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Workshop rotation 6: Vaccination programs for improved animal health
6:30 PM
Dinner
DAY 4: Thursday `13 February 2025
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM
Matching feeder demands to markets - Feeding the JBS feedlot juggernaut
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM
Crossing into Wagyus - Too late or the time is now?
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
The sustainability landscape of beef production - what does the future hold?
10:10 AM - 10:50 AM
Morning Tea
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Immune competence in beef cattle - what it means for feedlots & genomic too
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Reducing methane with every mouthful of pasture - The journey ahead
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
How much time in lairage is too much?
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Carcass value insights
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Panel Session - The steaks are high
12:30 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Afternoon workshop option 1: Carcass bone out
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Afternoon workshop option 2: Tullimba Research Feedlot tour
5:00 PM
Event Concludes
About this event
- Event lasts 2 days 21 hours
The Feeder Steer School will be an immersive three-day conference featuring a blend of presentations by industry experts, researchers, feed lotters and feeder cattle producers, alongside practical hands-on workshops.
Please see the full program below or download here.
Key Event Features:
- Presentations by top experts in genetic selection, pasture improvement, animal health, and risk management.
- Hands-on learning activities including phenotypic cattle selection, data-driven decision-making and carcass value insights.
- Opportunities for networking through sponsor dinners, workshops, and panel discussions.
- Dedicated space for sponsor engagement with participants and industry leaders.
- A full agenda designed to provide value across the supply chain, from on-farm practices to feedlot management and market optimisation.
Tickets
- Full Registration - $550 | Ticket price includes: Full 3 day program, 3 nights accommodation (single rms only and shared bathroom), 3 days breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Day Registration - $450 | Ticket price includes: Full 3 day program (excludes accommodation), 3 days lunches and dinners
- Monday Welcome Dinner only - $60
- Tuesday Program only - $200 | Ticket includes Tuesday program with lunch and dinner (excludes accommodation)
- Wednesday Program only - $200| Ticket includes Wednesday program with lunch and dinner (excludes accommodation)
- Thursday Program only - $200 | Ticket includes Thursday program with lunch (excludes accommodation)
Please note that Eventbrite fees are added in addition to ticket prices.
Please see detailed accomodation information on webpage.
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