Beef Quality Assurance in-Person Training and Recertification Available

Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) is a national program that provides education on best management practices for cattle producers. Practicing BQA demonstrates a commitment from the producer to the consumer, that as the producer, they are providing proper care for their animals and providing a wholesome product. Certification in BQA can help capture more value for cattle sold at market while also increasing consumer confidence in the cattle industry.

Beef Quality Assurance training covers a variety of topics such as safe cattle handling, proper record keeping, cattle treatment procedures, biosecurity, fitness for transportation, and euthanasia considerations.

Many major beef packers began to require BQA certification as of January 1, 2019. For those who became BQA certified to meet this deadline, recertification is needed as your BQA certification is set to expire after three years. Online national training and certification is free and can be found at www.bqa.org.

If you are interested in in-person BQA training, the Michigan Beef Industry Commission and Michigan State University Extension beef team have teamed up to provide multiple free training and recertification sessions across Michigan. We ask that you please RSVP at: https://bit.ly/MiBQAreg, however, walk-ins are welcome. See list of BQA sessions below.