Empire Livestock Plans for the Future, Presented by new owner Heidi Nicholas
Event Details
Date
September 13, 2023
Time
6:30pm
Location
Lakewood Fireman's Training Grounds
Packard Street (off Summit Avenue)
Lakewood, NY 14750
Host
NY Beef Producers Association
Ted Card
716-664-0356
email Ted Card
Everyone interested in learning more about marketing livestock is invited to attend.
Our guest speaker will be Heidi Nicholas, new owner of the 6 Empire Livestock sale barns and co-owner with her husband Gene of Nicholas Meats, an 800 head/day slaughterhouse near Loganton, Pa. Heidi and Gene also have over 20,000 head on feed at various lots from NY through the west. Heidi will join us to talk about her vision and plan for Empire Livestock, including the ramping up of beef marketing sales, renovation of barns, bringing in out of state buyers, board sales and more.
A complimentary light meal including Hamburger & Hotdogs will be provided.
To accurately plan for the meal, reservations are requested by Friday, September 8th by contacting Ted Card at 716-664-0356 or by email at lvg1259@netsync.net.
This informational program and dinner are sponsored by: Southern Tier Trailer, Eckman Insurance Agency, Chautauqua County Beef Producers Association & the New York Beef Producers' Association Region 2, with support from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County.
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