Kansas Beef Council Announces Free BQA Trainings for Fall 2026

| October 13, 2026

For more information, contact:
Hailey Gilbreath
Director of Communications
Kansas Beef Council
[email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 13, 2026

Kansas Beef Council Announces Free BQA Trainings for Fall 2026

(TOPEKA) - The Kansas Beef Council (KBC) has released dates for three, free Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) trainings across Kansas this fall as part of its continued commitment to cattle well-being, beef quality and food safety.

BQA certification will be led by Dr. A.J. Tarpoff, DVM, K-State, and will provide producers with current practices and information on BQA certification requirements. A beef dinner will be served at 6 p.m. with training to follow.

Fall 2026 training dates and locations include:

November 4, Pratt, KS | Pratt County Fairgrounds
December 15, Mankato, KS | Mankato Livestock Inc.
December 17, Sublette, KS | K-State Extension Wild West District

“These BQA trainings not only keep producers up to speed on current industry issues, but they also are a great review of research-based best management practices for producers to utilize on their path of continuous improvement,” K-State Beef Extension Veterinarian, A.J. Tarpoff said. “Not only will you walk away with some practical information, but these meetings are also a great opportunity to visit with your friends and neighbors. Nothing beats our beef producer community. I look forward to interacting with and hearing from all the attendees during this series.”

To register for the free events, please email Weston Schrader, Manager of Industry Relations at [email protected] or call 785.273.5225.

For more information about KBC and its programs, visit www.kansasbeef.org.

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The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States retain up to 50 cents of each dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.