August 25-29, 2023
Denver, CO
August 25, 2023
Colorado Ranch Gathering (bus departs from the DoubleTree in the afternoon)
1:30 PM Transportation departs for National Western Center from DoubleTree Hotel
2:00 PM Ranch Gathering co-hosted by Colorado Simmental and Colorado Cattlemen’s Associations with:
- Live cattle displays by CSA members
- Pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) demonstrations by Dr. Tim Holt
- Feet and leg scoring demonstrations by Lane Giess
- Interactive displays at CSU Spur’s VIda, Terra, and Hydro buildings
5:30 PM Courtesy Dinner
August 26, 2023
Educational Symposium Schedule
8:00 AM Welcome - Doug Parke, Chairman, ASA Board of Trustees
8:20 AM Walking Around the Cylinder - Jackie Atkins, PhD, American Simmental Association
8:30 AM Exploring Bovine Heart Health: BCHF and PAP; 20 minute presentations sharing foundation of each trait and different approaches to genetic improvement
8:30 AM Physiology of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Cattle - Tim Holt, DVM, Colorado State University
8:50 AM Physiology of Bovine Congestive Heart Failure - Brian Vander Ley, DVM, University of Nebraska Lincoln
9:10 AM Genetic Prediction for PAP - Mark Enns, PhD, Colorado State University,
9:30 AM Genetic Prediction for Bovine Congestive Heart Failure - Scott Speidel, PhD, Colorado State University
9:50 AM Simplot Approach to Improving Genetics for BCHF - Justin Buchanan, PhD, Simplot
10:10 AM Break
10:30 AM Panel discussion with morning speakers
12:00 PM Lunch and sponsor highlight
1:30 PM State of the Beef Industry - Billy Schmitz, Five Rivers Cattle Feeding
2:30 PM Defining Sustainability of Beef Cattle - Steve Wooten, Owner Beatty Canyon Ranch and past chair of the US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
3:00 PM Break
3:30 PM Sustainability Panel: Sara Place, PhD, Colorado State University; John Crowley, PhD, Abacus Bio; Steve Wooten, Beatty Canyon Ranch; Scott Howard, PhD, Meyers Natural Foods; moderated by Chip Kemp, American Simmental Association
5:00 PM Closing remarks
6:00 PM Recognition Dinner and Celebration
August 27, 2023
8:00 AM Town Hall Meeting
10:00 AM Committee Meetings
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Committee Meetings
3:15 PM ASA Trustee Board Meeting begins
August 28, 2023
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM ASA Trustee Board Meeting continues
August 29, 2023
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM ASA Trustee Board Meeting concludes
**This schedule is subject to change.