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Pre-conference release
- Make Plans for Range Beef Cow Symposium XXIII Dec. 3-5 in Rapid City
Monday, December 2
Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB) hosted a "Hedging Your Bets" educational program at the Holiday Inn Rushmore Plaza Monday evening prior to the Range Beef Cow Symposium.
- Cow Herd Vaccination Choices: MLV vs. Killed Vaccines by Richard Linhart, technical services veterinarian, Zoetis
Synopsis by Kindra Gordon
- Selection Tools in the Angus Breed by Tonya Amen, director of genetic services, American Angus Association
- Genomic Selection Tools by Kent Andersen, Zoetis
Synopsis by Troy Smith | Audio (12 MB) - Real-world Commercial Cattleman's Experience with Selection Tools in Angus Cattle, by Joe Mayer, Mayer Ranch
Tuesday, December 3
- Welcome, Barry Dunn, dean, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, South Dakota State University
- Current Policy Issues Affecting the Cattle Industry, Roger Bernard, policy analyst, Informa Economics
Synopsis by Kasey Brown | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio (14.1 MB)
- Current Trade Issues Affecting the Cattle Industry, Gregg Doud, president, Commodity Markets Council
Synopsis by Kasey Brown | Proceedings | Audio (10.8 MB)
- Current Economic Picture for the Cow-calf Producer, Jim Robb, director, Livestock Marketing Information Center
Synopsis by Kindra Gordon | PowerPoint | No proceedings provided | Audio (12.5 MB)
- Selling a Premium Beef Product to Informed Consumers, Chad Mackay, president and COO, El Gaucho Restaurants
Synopsis by Kindra Gordon | PowerPoint | No proceedings provided | Audio (12.6 MB)
- Limit-feeding Cows in Confinement Using Crop Residues or Low-quality Forages and High-energy Byproducts, Karla Jenkins, range management cow-calf specialist, University of Nebraska Panhandle Research & Extension Center, Scottsbluff, Neb.
Synopsis by Kindra Gordon | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio (19.9 MB)
- Pregnant Cow Nutrition: Lifetime Effect on Replacement Heifer Progeny, Rick Funston, beef reproductive physiologist, University of Nebraska West Central Research & Extension Center, North Platte, Neb.
Synopsis by Kindra Gordon | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio (12 MB)
- Pregnant Cow Nutrition: Effect on Progeny Carcass and Meat Characteristics, Amanda Blair, meat scientist, South Dakota State University
Synopsis by Troy Smith | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio (10.5 MB)
- Effect of Post-AI Nutrition on Reproduction, Scott Lake, livestock specialist, University of Wyoming
Synopsis by Troy Smith | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio (11.9 MB)
- How Might Sexed Semen be Used Profitably in Commercial Beef Herds? John Hall, beef specialist, University of Idaho
Synopsis by Troy Smith | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio (11.5 MB)
- Managing Annual Cow Costs, Julie Walker, beef specialist, South Dakota State University
Synopsis by Troy Smith | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio (12.8 MB)
- Producer Panel: Increasing Profitability by Managing Cow Costs: Chip Ramsay, Rex Ranches, Nebraska; Ed Blair, Blair Bros., South Dakota; James Sewell, TA Ranch, Wyoming
Synopsis by Troy Smith | Blair PowerPoint | Sewell PowerPoint | Ramsay PowerPoint | Proceedings | Ramsay Audio (11.1 MB) | Sewell Audio (10 MB) | Blair Audio (10.4 MB)
Wednesday, December 4
- Adding Value to Beef Production through the Use of Livestock Technology, Steve Paisley, beef specialist, University of Wyoming
Synopsis by Kindra Gordon | PowerPoint | No proceedings provided | Audio (15.5 MB)
- Inspired Questions for Transitioning the Family Ranch, Dave Specht, Advising Generations
Synopsis by Kindra Gordon | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio (12 MB)
- Adding Value to the Home Operation to “Make Room” for Future Generations, Don Schiefelbein, Shiefelbein Farms, Minnesota
Synopsis by Kasey Brown | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio (16.8 MB)
- Staying In the Beef Cattle Business, Ross Nielsen, Nielsen Ranch, South Dakota
Synopsis by Kasey Brown | No proceedings provided | Audio (15.2 MB)
- Sorting Through the Science, Marketing and Realities of DNA Tools for Genetic Prediction, Milt Thomas, beef geneticist, Colorado State University
Synopsis by Troy Smith | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio (15.7 MB)
- Understanding and Applying Economically Relevant Traits and Indices for the Commercial Cattle Rancher, Mark Enns, beef geneticist, Colorado State University
Synopsis by Troy Smith | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio (12.2 MB)
- From Imagination to Reality: Using DNA From an Exceptional Carcass to Produce a Sire or Donor Cow, Dean Hawkins, reproductive physiologist, West Texas A&M
Synopsis by Troy Smith | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio (9 MB)
- Ignore the Impossible, Dane Rauschenberg, beef spokesrunner
Synopsis by Kindra Gordon | No proceedings provided | Audio (16.6 MB)
- A Cattle Feeders Perspective of How Ranchers Can Supply Cattle that Work in All Industry Segments, Tom Brink, Five Rivers Cattle Feeders
Synopsis by Kindra Gordon | PowerPoint | No proceedings provided | Audio (15 MB)
- Economic Value of Managing Genetics, Lisa Elliott, commodity marketing specialist, South Dakota State University
Synopsis by Kasey Brown | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio (10 MB)
- Animal Health Effects of the October 2013 Blizzard: Observations, Russ Daly, veterinarian specialist, South Dakota State University
Synopsis by Kasey Brown | PowerPoint | No proceedings provided | Audio (13.3 MB)
- Range Weed Control During and After Drought, Darrell Deneke, IPM coordinator, South Dakota State University
Synopsis by Kindra Gordon | PowerPoint | No proceedings provided | Audio (13.9 MB)
- Panel: Benefits of Integrating Conservation Programs into Rangeland Management, Al and Simone Wind, Wind Ranch, and Conservation Agency partners
Synopsis by Troy Smith | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio 1 (10.5 MB) | Audio 2 (14.8 MB)
Thursday, December 5
- Road to Miss America and the Opportunities it Provided to Advocate for the AG Community, Teresa Scanlan, former Miss America
Synopsis by Kasey Brown | No proceedings provided | Audio (11.7 MB)
- Redefining Preconditioning: The Past, Present and Future, Craig Uden, Darr Feedlot, Nebraska
Synopsis by Troy Smith | PowerPoint | No proceedings provided | Audio (12.1 MB)
- Evolution of Missouri Show Me Program, “Quality by the Numbers,” Mike Kasten, QB Program Director, Missouri
Synopsis by Troy Smith | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio (14.9 MB)
- Opportunities and Obstacles for Breeding Cattle Exports, Tony Clayton, Clayton AgriMarketing Inc.
Synopsis by Kindra Gordon | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio (15.5 MB)
- Market Outlook, Chad Spearman, CattleFax
Synopsis by Kindra Gordon | PowerPoint | No proceedings provided
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