Tyler Harris
DOLLARS OUT OF DECISIONS: The 2021 Three-State Beef Conference will include speakers discussing topics like profit drivers, aligning trait emphasis with market endpoints, and the value of connected data. Jan. 12-14 online program will provide valuable information on optimizing ROI.
Dec 22, 2020
For 35 years, the Three-State Beef Conference has provided beef cattle producers in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska an annual update on current and critical cow-calf and stocker topics. Iowa State University extension beef specialist Chris Clark says that although the 2021 event will be done virtually due to the pandemic, the program will continue to provide quality speakers and valuable information.
Courtesy of KSU
COWS NEED WEIGHT: Experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute discussed the winter nutritional needs of pregnant cows on a recent podcast, urging ranchers to assess the herd regularly and make feeding changes if necessary. Ranchers who notice thin cows should make sure feed access is adequate.
Dec 17, 2020
Navigating the holiday season, with all of its eating and drinking events, has most people watching their rate of weight gain and striving for a skinner physique. Experts say that while that works for people, it’s not a good idea at all for cows, especially those that will be delivering a calf in just a few weeks.
BY Lisa Moser, K-State Research and Extension | December 10, 2020
Thin cows have a higher maintenance requirement in cold weather than those in moderate condition. (Courtesy of K-State Research and Extension)
Grouping the thin cows together can be a powerful tool in giving them the extra feed they need ahead of calving season.
- Cattle Chat podcast
MANHATTAN, Kan. In the midst of the holiday season and the increased access to sweets, many people may be observing a less than ideal change in their personal body conditions.
While people may strive for a skinnier physique, holding a thin body condition over the winter may create deficits for cattle heading into calving season, said the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute on a recent Cattle Chat podcast.