Steve Cote specializes in teaching livestock handling for
range and grazing lands management. He worked
for 26 years helping farms and ranches with range and soil conservation with
USDA. The last 17 years with USDA, Steve taught livestock handling learned from
Bud Williams. He has gone around the country helping producers on rangelands,
pastures, feedlots and dairies to solve their handling difficulties. Steve
wrote the book, Stockmanship, which is the only book in the world on the
subject of low stress livestock handling for grazing lands management.
You can learn more about Steve and his work at his website Cow Sense.
Topics to Be Covered
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Stockmanship principles, techniques and cattle
traits
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Moving herds and pairs
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Weaning pairs in a field
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Placing cattle on range without fences
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Sorting cattle
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Working stock in facilities, Bud Box design and
use
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Solving handling challenges-riparian loafers,
bunch quitters, aggressive stock, stock that run through gates, poor mothers
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Range management principles &planning grazing
for improving riparian function & recovery
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Handling the herd on the range to reduce
predation by wolves or bears
Why You Should Come
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Implementing low stress livestock handling principles
and techniques of will reduce stress in your herd, lower health costs, increase
weight gains, reduce or eliminate weight loss in calves at weaning, and
increase carrying capacity though better utilization of hard to get areas. Your
$500 training investment will yield economic and financial returns for your
business.
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Understanding and implementing low stress
techniques on placing livestock without fences will allow you to successfully
meet utilization goals set for riparian areas on public lands and graze
previously unused areas on both public and private ground.
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Increase the competence and effectiveness of
ranch labor as fewer people will be needed to move livestock.
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Reduce or eliminate family and labor people
stress when livestock need to be moved. People will find themselves looking
forward to working stock in a low stress manner.
Teaching Style – See,
Hear, Do
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Interactive practical presentations and
diagramming will allow you to see and hear about low stress handling basics,
advanced techniques, and dealing with problems.
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Hands-on experience working in teams with cattle
to implement low stress handling techniques. Team efforts are supported by
experienced coaches.
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Presentations on range management, riparian
function and recovery, and rancher experiences in implementing low stress
livestock handling on their place. Other confirmed speakers include: Steve
Leonard, Cowdance Range and Riparian Consulting and Dr. Sherm Swanson, University
of Nevada.
Tuition & Lodging
Tuition Cost:
$500 per person: Mail the tuition payment, along with the registration form
listing your preferences on lodging or camping type and the number of days you
want both your choice of lodging and meals to:
Cattle Sense, PO Box 642, Arco, Idaho 83213.
Contact Steve or Susan Cote at 731-336-1167 or email stevecote119@gmail.com
with questions.
Please make sure we have your name and contact information
on the registration form in case of any changes or questions.
Cottonwood Ranches lodging and meal charges:
Lodging ($60/bed/day (2 to a room); RV Camping $45/day; Tent
Camping $15/day)
Meals ($45/day).
Make checks out to “Cottonwood Guest Ranch” before leaving
the school for lodging, meal, camping etc .
Contact Cottonwood Ranch by email vckasmith@gmail.com
, telephone 775-472-0222 if
you have questions about the facilities at the ranch.
Registration Form
Name
________________________________________________________________________
Ranch _________________________________________
Address
______________________________________________________________________
City __________ State _________ Zip ______________
Telephone ____________________ Email
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$500
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Lodging
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$60/bed/day
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RV Camping
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$45/day
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Tent Camping
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$15/day
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Meals
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$45/day
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