Registration is open for the 2021 Beef Improvement Federation Research Symposium and Convention. This year’s event will be hosted in-person from June 22 to 25 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Following the symposium, two industry tours are scheduled for June 25.

“Our team has developed tours that cover the beef value chain, unique production systems, new technology and a bit of the culture and history in Iowa,” says Dan Loy, Iowa Beef Center director and 2021 BIF Symposium chairman.

Tours will depart at 7:30 a.m. and return by 6 p.m., and both tours include lunch. The Eastern Iowa Tour will feature stops at the Olympic Genetics Center and Amana Society. Amana farms includes a cow-calf enterprise, a feedlot and an anaerobic energy digester. The tour will include lunch at the Ronneburg Restaurant for historical family-style dining.

The Western Iowa Tour will cover everything from breeding to the consumer with stops at Hy-Vee Inc., Wilkerson Farms, Wiese & Sons Herefords and Lauritsen Cattle Co. Tours will allow only a limited number of guests, with masks being required on the tour buses.

This year’s BIF Symposium features two-and-a-half days of educational programming and a full day of tours. Each year the BIF symposium draws a large group of leading seedstock and commercial beef producers, academics and allied industry partners. The attendance list is a “who’s who” of the beef value chain, offering great networking opportunities and conversations about the issues of the day. Program topics focus on how the beef industry can enhance value through genetic improvement across a range of attributes that affect the value chain.

The afternoon breakout sessions on both days will focus on a range of beef production and genetic improvement topics. The conference also features a Young Producer Symposium the afternoon of June 21, designed for networking and to equip young cattle producers with essential knowledge as they grow their roles in the business. June 21 evening attendees will also enjoy an opening reception, followed by the National Association of Animal Breeders Symposium at 7 p.m.

For more information on the tour stops, registration information, a complete schedule and hotel information, visit bifsymposium.com. Prior to and during this year’s symposium, be sure to follow the event on social media channels using the hashtag #BIF2021.

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