September 30 Tours
9:00 a.m. Gordon Dvorak, Atkinson
2:00 p.m. Wayne Rasmussen, Plainview/Verdigre
7:00 p.m. Grassfed Beef Cost of Production/SARE, Denise Schwab, ISU
Network Meeting Norfolk, Ne Divots
October 1
Program, NECC Ag Complex, 2301 Benjamin Ave Norfolk, NE
7:00 a.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction, Terry Gompert, NE
8:30 – 10 a.m. Timing the Right Feed for the Right Cattle for the Right Market,
Dr. Anibal Pordomingo, Argentina
10:30 – 12 noon (Concurrent Sessions)
Here’s How We Finish Cattle by NE Producers –
Gordon Dvorak, Jerry Glaser, Wayne Rasmussen
Mobile Meat Plant and Grassfed Meat Marketing, Jim Knopik, NE
12:15 p.m. Lunch prepared by Chef Scott Pampuch, Corner Table Restaurant, MN
(meat provided by Tallgrass Beef Co.)
1:30 – 3 p.m. Microbiology in the Soil and Its Enhancement, Doug Gunnink, MN
3:15 p.m. Vendor Sessions
4 – 5:30 p.m. (Concurrent Sessions)
Grassfed Buyers Panel – Todd Churchill, Thousand Hills Cattle Co.
Ron Ladner, Tallgrass Beef Co.
John Wood, US Wellness Meats
Latest Research on Brix, Dr. Allen Williams, Livestock Management Consultants, LLC
7:00 p.m. Banquet preparations and keynote speaking by Chef Scott Pampuch, MN
(sliced brisket provided by Thousand Hills Cattle Co.)
October 2
10:30 – 12 noon What Makes Animals Finish – Dr. Anibal Pordomingo, Argentina
12:15 p.m. Lunch prepared by Chef Scott Pampuch, MN
(meat provided by US Wellness Meats)
1:30 – 3 p.m. (Concurrent Sessions)
Foliar Sampling and Feeding – Doug Gunnink, MN
The Future in the Grassfed World – Dr. Tilak Dhiman, Utah
3:15 p.m. Vendor Sessions
4 – 5:30 p.m. (Concurrent Sessions)
Forage Types and Use – Doug Gunnink, MN
Stored Feeds – Dr. Anibal Pordomingo, Argentina