Montana Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator will Speak at MonDak Ag Days

Bill Pelton, who serves as Montana Beef Quality assurance coordinator, will be speaking at MonDak Ag Days. With over 40 year’s experience in agricultural marketing and consulting, Pelton has some valuable information for all beef industry stakeholders.

Pelton will introduce attendees to the website for Beef Quality Assurance (www.bqa.org) and encourage all to become “BQA (Beef Quality Assurance) Certified. Beef Quality Assurance is a national organization that is represented in state programs. BQA provides efficient information to beef producers and consumers so they can take pride in what they sell and purchase. BQA states on their website, ‘When better quality cows leave the farm and reach the market place, the producer, packer, and consumer all benefit. When better quality beef reaches the supermarket, consumers are more confident in the beef they are buying, and this increases beef consumption.’ BQA helps producers recognize the values of quality production at all levels and within every segment of the cattle industry.

Pelton will also introduce http://www.animalcaretraining.org, which is a resource for providing veterinary staff training. The website provides online video and testing programs to help practices succeed. Vet clinics can recruit qualified people, train current staff, educate clients, and measure results.

Closing up his presentation, Pelton is going to have a panel discussion regarding ‘Why Should I Certify?’

Pelton is the owner of Bill Pelton Livestock, LLC, out of Billings, MT. The company specializes in livestock sales including e-cattle ads, country classifieds, video production sales, conference calls, and is a licensed & bonded livestock dealer through the State of Montana Brands Enforcement Division. They also provide livestock insurance through American Live Stock. To check out or use their services, go to http://www.billpelton.com.