Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, in cooperation with the Iowa Beef Industry Council, will host several Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) training programs across Southeast Iowa through this fall. The program will cover numerous best management practices and will qualify producers for BQA certification. Iowa beef producers, veterinarians, feed industry personnel, and anyone interested in beef cattle production are invited to participate. Training for Washington will be held on November 12th at the Washington County Extension Office. The programs will all take place from 6-8pm and will cover all the major production practices required for BQA certification.  Topics of discussion will include animal care and handling, management of feedstuffs and feed additives, management of animal health products, proper injection site techniques, biosecurity, and record keeping. These events are all free and open to the public. More information on this and other training programs can be found with the link with this news story at KCIIRadio.com.