Our Mission

"To be a member driven voice to advance, protect, and preserve the New York Cattle Industry through producer education, youth development, and legislation.”  

NYBPA Purposes and Goals

  • Encourage friendly exchange of ideas among members. 
  • Promote and protect the interest of beef producers in New York State. 
  • Aid members in the purchase, sale and breeding of quality cattle. 
  • Cooperate with Cornell Cooperative Extension, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets and other agencies. 
  • Encourage youth participation in the beef industry. 
  • Promote beef to consumers and create a positive image of the beef industry to the general population. 
  • Lobby to create policy that benefits agriculture in general and the beef industry specifically. 
  • Affiliate with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association to effect policy decisions and promote the industry on a national level.

President's Message

As I am writing this president report, I cannot help to think of the up-and-coming fall season; one of my favorite times of the year. What's not to like with the cooler temperatures, the smell of fresh corn silage and changing of the leaves with their brilliant colors? This Fall we have some great events happening. The Juniors will be heading to the Cobleskill, NY Fair Grounds to participate in the NYJBPA Fall Festival cattle show October 4th-6th. If you have time to volunteer or would like to help sponsor this event for the NYJBPA, contact Anna  or Brendan Scoralick.  

 October is BQA month and New York has been chosen to host the Stockmanship and Stewardship Event, October 25-26 in Hamburg NY (Erie County Fair Ground). Nancy Glazier (Cornell Cooperative Extension) and Chrissy Claudio (NY Beef Council) have been working for several years to plan this event. The Stockmanship and Stewardship will include Bovin Quality Assurance (BQA) seminars and cattle handling Demonstrations (pre-registration required).  

 I would like to remind cow calf producers to pre-condition their calves at weaning. The feeder calf market is still trending high. Preconditioned calves pay higher dividends and keep your customers coming back to buy your healthy calves. Talk with your Veterinarian to set up a successful vaccination program and get the calves used to coming to a feed bunk. 

 To the volunteers that helped at the Great New York State Fair on Beef Day and that helped with the Supreme Female show, THANK YOU! You are what helps keep this organization and its events going strong. 

Plans are progressing for the up-and-coming NYBPA Annual Meeting held in January. We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker Kevin Ochsner - a cattle producer from Colorado and host of National Cattlemen's Beef Association's (NCBA) “Cattlemen to Cattlemen's” television show.  


 Sincerely, 

Skip Lear

NYBPA President