2026 Conference Schedule

3:00pm – Expo Hall opens

4:00pm – Live Episodes of the Iowa Beef Collective videocast with CCCC Speakers & Guests

5:00pm – “Taste the Difference”
FREE Tri-tip samples from Certified Hereford Beef & TBA

5:00-7:00pm – Iowa Corngrower’s Association Reception
(light refreshments provided)

7:00pm – Expo Hall closes

8:00am – Trade Show Opens

8:55-9:00am – Welcome & Opening Comments (Theater)

9:00-10:00am – General Session 1:       
Dr. Matthew Brewer, Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine
“Asian Longhorn Tick (ALHT) & New World Screw Worm”

10:00-11:00am – General Session 2:     
Dr. Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
“Cow Longevity – or Maternal/Terminal Conflicts”

11:00-12:00am – General Session 3:     
Keynote: Cassandra Fish, “The Beef” Daily Market Outlook

• Lunch in the Trade Show
  Hot Beef Sundaes

1:30-2:15 & 2:15-3:00pm – Session 1:   
Rob Wonderlich, Producer Speaker
“Rubia Gallega Cattle – the Newest Breed to the US””

1:30-2:15 & 2:15-3:00pm – Session 2:     
Doug Ruth, Country Roads Meat Market
“Marketing Locally Produced Beef in Iowa”

1:30-2:15 & 2:15-3:00pm – Session 3:   
Paul Martin & Patrick Wall, ISU Extension Field Specialists
“Farm Transition/Succession with High-Priced Cattle”

1:30-2:15 & 2:15-3:00pm – Session 4:   
Cassandra Fish
“Imports: The Apples and Oranges of Beef Trade”