On Friday, February 21, 2020 Empire Livestock Marketing and Cornell Cooperative Extension will be sponsoring a Beef Quality Assurance Transportation (BQAT) workshop. The program will be held from 6-9 PM at the Empire Livestock auction barn 7418 Route 415 North Bath, NY 14810.
BQAT plays a critical role in the health and welfare of cattle. When a transporter participates in the program they are showing consumers they are ready to take every step possible to keep cattle as healthy and safe as possible. Topic to be covered: principles of stockmanship, biosecurity, fitness for transport and emergency management. NYS Trooper and Department of Transportation representatives will discuss registration requirements for different classes of vehicles, definition of “covered farm vehicle”, conditions when a CDL is required, log book, hours of service, etc.
There is no cost to attend however pre-registered is requested by February 18th to assist with planning for food and handouts.For more information or to register contact Lynn Bliven at lao3@cornell.edu or585-268-7644 ext. 18.
Lynn Bliven
Ag & Natural Resources Issue Leader
lao3@cornell.edu
585-268-7644 ext 18
Empire Livestock
7418 Route 415 North
Bath, NY 14810
Last updated February 11, 2020