March 25, 2013
AMES, Iowa -- The 93rd National Block and Bridle Convention, the first one ever to take place at Iowa State University, will be held in Ames from April 4-6. The Iowa State University Block and Bridle Club, one of the largest clubs in the nation, will host the event.
The three-day convention will be held at the Quality Inn and Suites Starlite Village Conference Center. Iowa State Block and Bridle committee members expect more than 400 attendees from across the nation.
The opening ceremony will feature keynote speaker, Grady Bishop, of Elanco Animal Health. Students will also host a "Pride of Schools" event, which showcases individual university clubs.
On April 5 attendees will have the opportunity to participate in one of four tours covering the state of Iowa. Those tours include industry visits with Blue Bunny Ice Cream, Templeton Rye Distillery, Iowa Select Farms and John Ernest Vineyard. Each tour will stop at four to five separate industries.
The Iowa Cattlemen's Association will sponsor a grilled dinner Friday night. After dinner students are invited to a concert with Iowa State graduate and country singer Neil Hewitt.
Conference speakers will include beef, sheep, swine, horse and companion animal interest groups. Sessions also will include topics on media training and sustainable agriculture.
John Lawrence, associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Maynard Hogberg, professor and chair of Iowa State's animal science department, will speak at the Saturday night banquet. The National Block and Bridle Club awards also will be presented that evening.
Sponsors for the 2013 National Block and Bridle Convention include Feedstuffs, Iowa Pork Producer's Association, Iowa Cattlemen's Association, Kent Nutrition Group, Inc., Elanco Animal Health, Iowa Select Farms, AgriCareers, Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Iowa State Department of Animal Science Endowment Fund, Iowa Meat Processors Association, ISU Meat Extension, New Holland, Z Tags and Boehringer Inglehiem Vetmedica.
The three-day convention will be held at the Quality Inn and Suites Starlite Village Conference Center. Iowa State Block and Bridle committee members expect more than 400 attendees from across the nation.
The opening ceremony will feature keynote speaker, Grady Bishop, of Elanco Animal Health. Students will also host a "Pride of Schools" event, which showcases individual university clubs.
On April 5 attendees will have the opportunity to participate in one of four tours covering the state of Iowa. Those tours include industry visits with Blue Bunny Ice Cream, Templeton Rye Distillery, Iowa Select Farms and John Ernest Vineyard. Each tour will stop at four to five separate industries.
The Iowa Cattlemen's Association will sponsor a grilled dinner Friday night. After dinner students are invited to a concert with Iowa State graduate and country singer Neil Hewitt.
Conference speakers will include beef, sheep, swine, horse and companion animal interest groups. Sessions also will include topics on media training and sustainable agriculture.
John Lawrence, associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Maynard Hogberg, professor and chair of Iowa State's animal science department, will speak at the Saturday night banquet. The National Block and Bridle Club awards also will be presented that evening.
Sponsors for the 2013 National Block and Bridle Convention include Feedstuffs, Iowa Pork Producer's Association, Iowa Cattlemen's Association, Kent Nutrition Group, Inc., Elanco Animal Health, Iowa Select Farms, AgriCareers, Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Iowa State Department of Animal Science Endowment Fund, Iowa Meat Processors Association, ISU Meat Extension, New Holland, Z Tags and Boehringer Inglehiem Vetmedica.