cowherd management

BeefCast 0259 Show Notes:

• Making more with less. In this time of high input costs, optimizing forage utilization is extremely important. KC Olsen, Kansas State University, offers his thoughts.

BeefCast 0246 Show Notes:

• Pfizer recently acquired Bovigen and Catapult Genetics. Nigel Evans, Vice President of Animal Genetics, outlines their decision and direction.

BeefCast 0245 Show Notes:

• Jim Mintert, Livestock Economist, talks about the cowherd liquidation and its effects on our industry and potentially you operation.
• The American Veterinary Medicine Association has developed new resources for you. Click here to take a look.

BeefCast 0244 Show Notes:

• The American Angus Association is making some changes to better serve and supply tools for purebred and commercial cattle producers. Bill Bowman, new COO, explains.

BeefCast 0243 Show Notes:

• Transitioning ownership in your operation may be the most important aspect of your legacy. Tips on doing it correctly are offered by Mike Fassler, Vice President of Consulting for Salisbury Management Services.
• Can your preconditioning program be shortened without impacting the health of calves entering the feedlot? New research suggests yes.
  

BeefCast 0235

• Which Presidential nominee would be a better choice for the future of agriculture? Let's start the dialogue on this topic with Jim Wiesmeyer, Vice President of Farm and Trade Policy with Informa Economics, Inc.
• Increasing the feed efficiency of you herd can vastly improve you bottom line. Find out how

BeefCast 0226 Show Notes:

• Concerned about your mineral program? Maybe you should be. With increasing input costs across the board, be certain that while cutting costs that you aren't cutting corners.
• But where is it ok to cut costs in your mineral program? What minerals may you be over feeding? Twig Marston, Cow-calf Specialist at Kansas State, offer his advice.
  

BeefCast 0219 Show Notes:

• Dr. Kent Fowler, California Department of Food and Agriculture, provides an update on a condition of growing concern among many western states, Trichomonosis

BeefCast 0217 Show Notes:

• Larry Hollis, DVM, walks through the best management practices to make your summer grazing easier and hassle-free

BeefCast 0209 Show Notes:

• Enter the National Stocker Award Contest
  
• Jeremy Howard, Sales Manager of BioTracking, offers you some solutions to know who is bred and who is open.