Welcome to IBEP!
Bulls were weighed on March 22. The
off-test report is available (updated 3/30/21)
The 87th IBEP Bull Sale will be
Saturday, April 17 at 2:00 pm at the Springville Feeder Auction. It will be broadcast on CattleUSA.com. Sale catalogs willl be available free of charge; to order one, call 812-279-4330 or send your name and address to
nminton@purdue.edu.
There will be 101 bulls in the sale - 76 Angus, 2 Charolais, 10 Hereford, 8 SimAngus, and 5 Simmental.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, although you are welcome to come and view bulls, we ask that you contact the test station in advance (812-279-4330).
Rules for the test and
Entry Form are now available
- we have enough entries to hold the test! We will still accept entries until
April 2. You can
enter your bulls online.
Be sure to read the
Critical Health Items flyer
Two videos have been added to the IBEP Videos section of the
FAQ page: one about structural soundness of bulls, and one describing what the screening committee looks for when evaluating bulls.
Purdue Agriculture's photographer Tom Campbell visited FPAC and the IBEP test station on the 28-day weigh day (6/18/19). Check out the photos and story:
"A Day on the Farm (Part II)"
FPAC celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2014. The Summer 2014 issue of
Purdue Agricultures magazine had a
feature article about FPAC's Century of Service to southern Indiana producers, including IBEP. There's also a
video.
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