MT. VERNON — The Southern Illinois Beef Association will hold a meeting on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Farm Credit Services Illinois office at 410 Potomac Boulevard in Mt. Vernon. Sara Benson of Merck Animal Health will present on Deworming Strategies to Improve Animal Health and Steve Carruthers of Greenville Livestock Auction, Inc. will present on Updates & Changes in Today’s Market. Interested parties are asked to RSVP by Monday at 6 p.m. by calling Terry Mefford at 618-231-0800 or Glenn Brammeier at 618-246-3974.