LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — Each year the New York Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Advisory Committee selects one deserving supporter to receive the annual BQA Award. In 2021, the NY BQA award was re-named the Dr. Mike Baker BQA Award. The impact Dr. Mike Baker has had on the Beef Quality Assurance Program is beyond measure. Recipients of the award are honored for their dedication and passion for animal care and participation in the BQA program reminiscent of the legacy Dr. Baker has established.

Based on the guidelines for the National BQA Award, this award recognizes an outstanding cattle producer or BQA educator from New York that incorporates BQA principles as part of the day-to-day activities of their operation or educational outreach. The award is open to all segments of the industry – commercial cow-calf, seedstock, stocker operators, feedlots, dairy operations, and BQA education facilitators. The winner is selected based on their commitment to the Beef Quality Assurance.

This year’s winner is an individual who has many roles with BQA education and promotion. She is a licensed veterinarian, BQA certified producer, and parent of Jr. NYBPA members

This year’s recipient certainly practices the day-to-day principles and extends the BQA program’s reach by also teaching countless others about BQA.

This year’s recipient is Dr. Shannon Carpenter of Butternut Brook Livestock, and NYS Dept. of Ag & Markets, Falconer, NY.

–New York Beef Checkoff