The 2004 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) annual meeting is planned for May 25-28 at the Sioux Falls, SD, Convention Center. If you can’t make it to Sioux Falls you can attend the meeting online at www.bifconference.com.

Angus Productions Inc. along with Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. has partnered again to provide real-time coverage of the event. Producers can log on to the site now to view the schedule and registration information.

Topics for the event will include a session on developing technologies in animal agriculture with a look at reproductive technologies, transgenics, and DNA fingerprinting and marker-assisted selection.

Other sessions include costs and potential profits of new technologies; leverage points for profit; expectations of end users; the costs of meeting consumer demands; and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA's) Tenderness Project.

The conference also features two tours of area beef operations and companies that service the beef industry on May 28.

For more information visit www.bifconference.com