Upper Valley Beef School Dec 16th

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Cowboy's School: Bull Management October 29th

The University of Idaho Extension is offering a 4 1/2 hour workshop at the Nancy M. Cummings Research Extension and Education Center on October 29th, covering bull management.  The program will begin at 12:00 noon and be completed by 4:30 PM.  Please RSVP to the Lemhi county  Extension Office by October 24th at shannonw@uidaho.edu or 208-756-2813 ext 283.

The program will cover bull health care and nutrition in relation to fertility; EPD's, value of DNA and bull selection. bull libido, fertility and semen evaluation, physical and structural traits of bulls, trich testing-PCR vs visual, and more!

Agenda

Cow Camp Chatter Strategic Weaning:Managing Cow Body Condition During Drought

Ron Torell, Long-Standing Educator and Advocate of Agriculture  

Many regions of the country are experiencing one of the driest precipitation cycles in recent history.  These extreme drought conditions require management intervention on behalf of the bovine. Some ranchers are turning their cows out on irrigated pasture with no plans of haying their meadows. Others are reducing the size of their herds through stringent culling and marketing. Cattlemen are faced with making critical management decisions. They need to either increase nutrient supply, which is costly, or decrease nutrient demand.  During periods of drought strategic weaning is one management option ranchers can use to reduce nutrient demand in an effort to manage cow body condition relative to the available nutrient supply.      

Cow Camp Chatter: Adding Value to Bred Heifers

Ron Torell, Long-Standing Educator and Advocate of Agriculture

 As we enter the rebuilding phase of our national brood cow herd market analyzers are predicting high demand and record prices for bred females. Last year we saw commercial bred heifers sell anywhere from $1200 to $1800. These pay outs were disappointing given the record high prices paid for calves, yearlings and market ready cows.  It is  anticipated that bred female prices will adjust in 2012  and trade in the range of $1500 to $2300.  So why the disparity and huge price range associated with this class of cattle?  Could it be that some sellers are producing what the buyer wants?

Custer County Beef School March 14th

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