Hands-on workshops will be designed to educate 15-20 producers each on the importance of having and implementing a biosecurity plan. Industry professionals will assist producers in creating individual, customized plans to take home and implement.


Biosecurity is a preventive measure to keep diseases out of an operation and prevent the spread. It is a key principle in the National Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program. BQA provides systematic information to U.S. beef producers on how good husbandry techniques can be coupled with accepted scientific knowledge to raise cattle under optimum management conditions. It is a pillar in the development of Secure Beef Supply, a foreign animal disease response program.


Development of thorough, complete biosecurity plans is integral to the continuance of operations should an outbreak occur. It would allow producers with no evidence of infection to move animals to processing or another premises and maintain continuity of business. A biosecurity plan will allow producers to mitigate production, marketing and financial risk by being prepared and having the proper information available if an outbreak occurs on or near their farming.


Producers will walk away with formal written biosecurity plans and toolkits to help implement on farm. All workshops will begin with Check-in at 8 AM. The workshop will conclude around 2 PM. 

Centre County

Date: February 12, 2025

Address: Bryce Jordon Center 

127 Bryce Jordan Ctr  State College, PA 16802

Register  FQA

Berks County

Date: March 25, 2025

Address: Cabela's 

100 Cabela Dr Hamburg, PA 19526

Register  FQA

Mercer County

Date: February 25, 2025

Address: Mercer County Extension

  463 North Perry Highway 

 Mercer, PA 16137

Register  FQA

Delaware State 

Date: August 9, 2025

Address: TBD

TBD

Register  FQA

Washington County

Date: March 11, 2025

Address: Range Resources 

 3000 Town Center Blvd  

Canonsburg, PA 15317 

 Please note on GPS it may read as SpringHouse Bistro as the Bistro is in the lobby of the building 

Register  FQA

Wayne County

Date: April 26, 2025

Address: Wayne Co Extension 

648 Park Street- Suite E Honesdale PA 18431

Register  FQA

This is material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2023-70027-40447

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