Beef Genetics Education Team Announces National Essay Contest: “What does it mean to be a beef breeder in the 21st century?”
Youth
participating in 4-H, FFA, or junior beef breed organizations are encouraged to
compete in a national essay contest. Essays should respond to the prompt “What
does it mean to be a beef breeder in the 21st century?”
The winning
essay will be published in one of BEEF
magazine’s online newsletters (e.g. BEEF
Daily or BEEF Cow-Calf Weekly). The
2nd through 5th place essays will be published on A Steak in Genomics blog. We will award $500 for first, $300 for
second, and $200 for third place in the contest. The first place winner will
also receive 50 GeneMax Focus or PredicGEN tests.
Essays will be
judged by beef genetics extension specialists, breed association staff, and
trade publication staff.
Essays will be
judged on their ability to encourage best practices and technology adoption by
describing:
- Trust and effectiveness of beef breeding best practices and technologies.
- Simplicity of using technology.
- The profit and sustainability outcomes of using best practices and technology.
Essays are
required to be at least 600 words long but not longer than 3,000 words. Please
submit contest entries at https://missouri.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9YwBWK2WvM7Tdsh. Entries are due February 15, 2017.
Thanks to our essay sponsors BEEF magazine, Zoetis, and GeneSeek.
This educational program and essay contest are part of the "Identifying Local Adaptation and Creating Region-Specific Genomic Predictions in Beef Cattle" funded by the USDA-NIFA, Grant No. 2016-68004-24827.
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