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Free Webcast Monday for Livestock Producers Posted 20 August 2008 In light of mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) taking effect Sept. 30, 2008, Iowa State livestock experts are coming together to help producers understand how they will be affected. “There’s no need for producers to panic, but we should pay attention and be prepared,” John Lawrence, Iowa Beef Center director, said. “Sellers are likely to ask for an affidavit stating the origin of the animal, but buyers’ normal records should be sufficient to back up the affidavit.”  Lawrence, along with several other Iowa State livestock experts, will be speaking at a COOL webcast held next week, Monday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. Allamakee County Extension in Waukon will be a host site for this event.  This program is free of charge to interested producers. Along with hearing details about COOL’s impact on beef producers from Lawrence, and its impact on pork producers from Iowa Pork Industry Center Director John Mabry, attendees will also hear updates on cattle, hog and corn market outlook. “In addition to COOL, there are other market uncertainties that producers should be prepared for,” Lawrence said. To learn more about the COOL webcast, contact the Allamakee County Extension office at 563-568-6345 or contact Taylor Gerling, IBC communications specialist, at (515) 708-4133, tgerling@iastate.edu. Further details are also available on the IBC Web site, along with the IBC COOL resource section at www.iowabeefcenter.org/content/COOL.htm.

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