Range Beef Cow Symposium XIX (10-DVD Set)
Share the secrets of highly successful beef producers, university experts in beef production, nutrition, business management and marketing and gain from their experience. You will learn:
- How one restaurant chef markets $100 per pound beef on his menu
- How to avoid family communication problems in managing the ranch
- The key ranching profitability indicators
- How one rancher makes a profit marketing culled cows
- Improve cow nutrition while reducing feed costs
- How to get the most out of your vaccine program and improve herd health
Thirty-two presenters cover key business topics at this recent Rapid City, South
Dakota, event: 1) industry issues, 2) beef and the consumer, 3) genetics, 4) reproduction, 5) range and nutrition, 6) animal health, 7) management and 8) business and marketing.
For in-depth information, visit the Range Beef Cow Symposium website.
Price: $89.99 (10-DVD Set)
The Range Beef Cow Symposium XIX is sponsored by: Colorado State University, South Dakota State University, University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Wyoming State University.
Here’s what you find on this 10 DVD set.
Industry Issues:
Factors and Policies Affecting the Cattle Industry
Jim Wiesemeyer, Vice President of Farm and Trade Policy, Informa Economic, Ashburn, Virginias
Animal Disease and Trade Effects on our Markets
Jim Robb, Livestock Marketing Information Center
Food-Borne Pathogens-Control Through Management
Terry Klopfenstein, Professor, Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The Future of the Beef Industry
Gary Smith, Professor, Animal Science, Colorado State University
New Demands on Beef Products
Jim Coakley, Coleman Natural Beef, Sterling, CO
Beef and the Consumer:
Restraunteur’s Perspective on Animal ID
Chef Victor Matthews, Jr., Black Bear Restaurant, Green Mountain Falls, CO
Animal Identification:
Making It Work in the Cattle Industry Linda Gilbert Angus Ranch, Buffalo, SD
Allen Bright, Anitoch, NE
Mark Harmon, Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage, MO
Genetics:
Heterosis/Cross Breeding
Jim Gosey, Professor, Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Improving Feed Efficiency Through Genetics
Mark Allan, USDA Agriculture Research Service, Clay Center, NE
Using New Selection Tools
Mark Enns, Assistant, Professor, Animal Science, Colorado State University
Utilizing Carcass Traits in a Breeding Program
Rich Blair, Rancher, Vale, South Dakota
Reproduction:
Management Strategies to Reduce Embryonic Loss
Tom Geary, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Miles City, MT
Factors Affecting Breeding Success
George Perry, Animal Science, South Dakota State University
Heifer Development Strategies to Increase Returns
Trey Patterson, Padlock Ranch, Ranchester, WY
Range and Nutrition:
Grazing Management, a Holistic Approach
Dale Richardson, Rex Ranches, Lakeside, NE
Forecasting Forage Production
Sandy Smart, South Dakota State University
Distillers Grains for Range Cattle
Ivan Rush, Extension Beef Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Supplementation, Winter Cow Nutrition
Don Adams, Extension Beef Nutrition Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Animal Health:
Trichomoniasis
Russ Daly, South Dakota State University
Controlling BVD
Jim Kennedy, Colorado State University
Getting the Most Out of a Vaccine Program
Charlie Stoltenow, North Dakota State University
Management: Family Communication in Ag Operations: Getting the Cards on the Table
Randy McKee, Estate Planning Services, Inc., Rapid City, SD
"Decoding" the Alphabet Soup of Animal I.D. and Marketing Programs
Jack Whittier, Colorado State University
Managing and Marketing Cull Cows
Cody Wright, South Dakota State University
Business and Marketing:
Leading Change in the Beef Industry-Invited
Larry Gabriel, Secretary of Agriculture, South Dakota
Key Indicators of Success in Ranching: A Balanced Approach
Barry Dunn, King Ranch Institute of Ranch Management, Kingsville, TX
Determining the Best Time to Wean
Doug Hixon, Department Head of Animal Science, University of Wyoming
A Producer’s Experience on Moving Calving Date
Mark McCarty, Two-Dot Ranch, Cody, WY
Performance of Cattle on Natural Beef Program
Turk Stovall, ORIgen, Huntley, MT
Market Outlook
Randy Blach, CattleFax, Denver, CO
