Each year the MYBEP Ideas & Insights Symposium brings together youth exhibitors and knowledgeable speakers for an incredible learning opportunity that kicks off the Expo.
Participating youth will have the opportunity to listen to a celebrity motivational speaker and select a range of sessions to learn about everything from management practices and nutrition to genetics and improving your MYBEP application. Past motivational speakers have included Nathan Anderson, teacher and social media content creator @mnagteacher; Katey Jo, “Ultimate Cowboy” from season two of Ultimate Cowboy Showdown; Amberley Snyder, motivational speaker, author and barrel racer; and Lance Pekus, “The Cowboy Ninja” from America Ninja Warrior.
Meet the 2024 MYBEP Symposium Keynote Speaker: Amanda Radke!
Amanda Radke is a fifth generation rancher from Mitchell, SD. Alongside her husband, Tyler, and their four children, they operate Radke Land & Cattle, an Angus seedstock operation.
A former National FFA Extemporaneous Speaking Champion and National Beef Ambassador, Radke has spent the last 15 years on the road fighting for the agriculture, rural America, and the western way of life. She’s gone head-to-head against animal rights activists, environmental extremists, politicians, and celebrities who seek to eliminate animal agriculture.
She believes food security is national security, and her work is focused on keeping producers profitable and on the land to ensure we have a robust, diverse food system. She puts her message into practice working with CK6 Consulting, where she gets to work directly with beef cattle farmers and ranchers in their entrepreneurial pursuits.
She currently serves as an appointee on the National Agriculture Campaign Advisory Council, where she provides industry insights to the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee.
Radke is also the author of nine children’s books, and her goal is to help promote agricultural literacy in schools and to teach the next generation about where their food comes from.
Learn more about Radke at www.amandaradke.com.
SCHEDULE
Thursday, Oct.17, 2024 (CHS Miracle of Birth Center)
- 5:00 p.m. – Pizza is served
- 5:10 p.m. – Welcome/introduction
- Explanation of educational sessions and procedure to earn Premier Exhibitor points
**Move to Coliseum concourse to attend the educational sessions (Please use the Cattlemen’s Code. If all chairs are full, move to another session. Please be respectful and attentive. Feel free to ask questions. Thank the speakers and group leaders as you leave.)
- 5:30 – 6 p.m. – Educational Session #1
- 6:05 – 6:35 p.m. – Educational Session #2
- Agriculture Advocacy: Beyond the Farm with Sydney Mitchell, University of Minnesota Extension Educator
- Beef-O-BINGO with the Minnesota Beef Ambassadors
- Calf Care with Dr. Carey Prigge, Official Minnesota Beef Expo Veterinarian
- From Evaluation to Explanation: Unlocking Success in Livestock Judging and Oral Reason with Martha Moenning, Education and Outreach Manager of the American Meat Science Association and Former Collegiate Livestock Judging Competitor
- Hoof Trimming Techniques with Dave Capatske, Capatske Cattle and Hoof Trimming Co.
- Leaning in on Ground Beef: Understanding Ground Beef Fat/Lean Percentages with the University of Minnesota Meat Lab
- MagnaWave Demonstration with Anika Hansen, Certified MagnaWave Practitioner, Midwest Livestock Therapies
**All participants return to CHS Miracle of Birth Center.
- 6:40 – 7:30 p.m. – Keynote Speaker: Amanda Radke
- 7:30 p.m. – Announcement of the MYBEP Symposium heifer recipient
- Heifer will be awarded to the MYBEP applicant with the next highest score
- Applicant must be present to win