• Project No. and Title: WERA1 - Coordinating Beef Cattle Breeding Research and Education Programs for the Western States
• Dates: 09/05/2024 to 09/06/2024
• Contacts: [Michael Gonda]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 09/05/2024 at Brookings & Phillip, SD. :

Admin Advisor: Holly L Neibergs (neibergs@wsu.edu)

WERA-1 Multistate Meeting Agenda<br /> September 5-6, 2024<br /> Brookings and Philip, SD<br /> <br /> Wednesday September 4<br /> Arrive and check in at Brookings, SD<br /> <br /> For attendees who are flying, the closest two commercial airports are Sioux Falls, SD and Watertown, SD. Please let the meeting organizer (Gonda) know if you would like transportation to/from the airport and around Brookings. Both airports are approximately 50-60 minutes from Brookings. Transportation to/from the airport will be provided by SDSU free of charge.<br /> <br /> For attendees who are driving, most Brookings hotels are near Exit 132 on Interstate 29.<br /> <br /> We don’t have a group rate at a hotel in Brookings but two excellent options include the following hotels.<br /> <br /> Holiday Inn Express Hampton Inn & Suites<br /> 3020 Lefevre Drive 3017 Lefevre Drive<br /> Brookings, SD, 57006 Brookings, SD, 57006<br /> (605) 692-9060 (605) 697-5232<br /> <br /> Both hotels are close together and close to Interstate 29 Exit 132. Other hotels are also available in the area. The above hotels offer a breakfast that is included in the rate.<br /> <br /> 6:30 PM Whiskey Creek<br /> <br /> Thursday September 5<br /> Attendees will fly to Philip or Wall, SD on the SDSU University Airplane. Departure and arrival times are TBD. The plane flight is paid for the SD Agricultural Experiment Station. <br /> <br /> Attendees will tour the Cottonwood Research Station and visit with faculty located at the West River Research and Extension Center. More details will be available soon.<br /> <br /> Attendees will fly back to Brookings on the same day.<br /> <br /> Friday September 6 – SDSU Cow-Calf Education and Research Facility<br /> <br /> 9:00 AM Welcome and Introductions<br /> <br /> 9:10 AM Dr. John Jaeger, SDSU Department of Animal Science Head<br /> <br /> 9:30 AM Station Reports<br /> <br /> 10:30 AM Break<br /> <br /> 10:45 AM Finish Station Reports<br /> <br /> 11:00 AM Update from Administrative Advisor (Holly Neibergs)<br /> WERA-1 Business Meeting<br /> <br /> 12:00 PM Tour SDSU Cow-Calf Education and Research Facility<br /> <br /> 12:30 PM Lunch – provided by SDSU Department of Animal Science<br /> <br /> 1:00 PM Return Home