REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- One of the nation's leading conferences focused on beef cattle reproductive management will return to Iowa in November.

The 2026 Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle (ARSBC) meeting is scheduled for Nov. 10-11 at the Holiday Inn Des Moines-Airport/Conference Center in Des Moines. The event is organized by the Beef Reproduction Task Force and hosted by the Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University.

Garland Dahlke, research scientist with the Iowa Beef Center and member of the Beef Reproduction Task Force, said in a recent news release that Iowa is a fitting location for the annual conference because of the large cattle population in the state and surrounding region.

ARSBC was last held in Iowa in 2016, drawing 249 attendees from 29 states.

"We consistently hear from producers looking for scientifically sound practices to reach their breeding goals," Dahlke said. "The goal of this task force and the ARSBC meeting is to get producers the information and tools they need to get more females bred to the ideal sire at the right time."

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach beef team partnered with the Beef Reproduction Task Force to develop the 2026 program. Randie Culbertson, ISU Extension cow-calf specialist, said organizers designed the conference to address current issues facing beef industry professionals.

"We wanted to make this conference applicable to everyone working in cattle reproduction across the region and successfully incorporated timely topics from excellent speakers," Culbertson said.

The program will feature sessions on estrus synchronization, embryo transfer, sexed semen, natural-service herd sire management and improving cow efficiency, among other reproductive management topics.

The conference starts at 8 a.m. on Nov. 10 and runs a half-day on Nov. 11, concluding at 12:30 p.m.

Early registration is $200 through Sept. 15. The fee increases to $250 from Sept. 16 through Oct. 25 and rises to $300 for late registration from Oct. 26 through Nov. 11.

Students may contact Beth Reynolds at bethr@iastate.edu to obtain a $50 registration discount code. Those wishing to register by phone or pay by check may contact Iowa State University Registration Services at 515-294-6222 or registrations@iastate.edu.

The Beef Reproduction Task Force is a multidisciplinary group of university research and extension faculty from across the United States focused on beef cattle reproduction, management and reproductive technologies.

Additional information, including the conference schedule, hotel details and registration materials, is available on the ARSBC website at https://beefrepro.org/…. For more information, contact Reynolds at bethr@iastate.edu.

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