Dr. Js Beef

Dr. Sarah Lancaster, Weed specialist with Kansas State University, talks about herbicides in using failed soybeans as a forage for livestock.  We also talk about weed issues with cattle in croplands, and some generalities about weeds during and after drought. More information can be found at: https://eupdate.agronomy.ksu.edu/article_new/check-herbicide-labels-before-using-soybeans-for-livestock-fe...

Dr. Jaymelynn Farney talks about prussic acid issues and management practices on this weeks, Dr. Js Beef podcast.  With widespread drought there maybe more issues with prussic acid - even though it is can be a common issue with plants in the sorghum family in particular.

Dr. Jaymelynn Farney talks about nitrates for cattle.

Jason Warner, jasonwarner@ksu.edu, was guest for this episode and he talks about the importance of body condition scoring your cow-calf herd.  For more information please access these references  https://bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/MF3274.pdf https://bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/MF3277.pdf  

Dr. Jim White with MFA talks about his experiences feeding cull cows.  We focus quite a bit on feeding the drought stressed cows on this weeks podcast.

Chip Redmond with the Kansas Mesonet was guest for the week talking about the tools and usage of the Kansas Mesonet https://mesonet.k-state.edu/ .  More specifically he talks about the cow comfort tool that is very beneficial when it comes to heat stress management in cattle https://mesonet.k-state.edu/agriculture/animal/ . 

Laura Goodman from Oklahoma State University was the guest for the week talking about fire and using goats to manage for undersirable plant species in pastures.  More information about the project can be found at www.theprairieproject.org  

JJ Jones, area extension economist with Oklahoma State University was guest this week talking about the USDA hay stocks report, drought, and implications of the hay shortage for cattle producers.

Karla Wilke, UNL, was guest for the week talking about early weaning of calves.  This was addressed in the form of a drought management option for producers, but also general information for success of early weaning calves.  More drought options can be found https://beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2022/what-are-my-options-when-i-am-out-grass

Dr. Jaymelynn Farney, PhD ( jkj@ksu.edu ) kicks off season 3 of Dr. Js Beef podcast by addressing some management practices that can help reduce the amount of forage fed to cows.  Options include substitution, limit-feeding, and ionophores.  For more information about confined cow feeding https://bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/MF3115.pdf  

Wesley Tucker from Mizzou was guest. He discusses some planning and things that are occurring that have lead to some intersting cattle production decisions in this time of high cost inputs, but also high priced outputs.

Dwayne Elmore, Wildlife Extension Specialist with Oklahoma State University was guest for the week.  He talks about infrasture adaptations to allow for a "friendlier" co-existance of livestock operations and wildlife.  More information can be found in this fact sheet https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/minimizing-impacts-to-wildlife-from-livestock-infrastructure.html  

Will Boyer ( wboyer@ksu.edu ), watershed specialist with Kansas State University, was guest for the week talking about using drones and other technologies to help with pasture and water management for cattle producers.

Megan Van Eman ( megan.vanemon@montana.edu ) was guest for week talking about control, treatment, and management of calf scours.

Sometimes we have to bottle-feed baby calves.  Here are some things to think about to have a successful bottle feeding experience.  Dr. Jaymelynn Farney was presenter.

Dr. Victor Leon Gomez ( vgomezleon@ksu.edu ) was guest this week.  He is an extension dairy specialist and talks about the increase in number of dairy operations utilizing beef semen in production systems.

Cassandra Olds ( colds@ksu.edu ) was guest for the week talking about the EPA removal of Chlorpyrifos (insecticide) from agricultural production.  This product is used in one brand of eartag, and she addresses how to properly dispose of this recalled product and other management options for fly control via eartags.

Dr. Jaymelynn Farney talks about the benefits to cow-calf producers to castrate bull calves early in their life and the added management practice of using implants.

Dr. Jaymelynn Farney talks about ways to help with calving season from a nutritionist perspective.  She addresses how to have more calves born during the day, importance of body condition scoring, and feeding prior to calving.

Dr. Bruno Pedreira was guest for the week addressing the issue of high fertilizer costs and how that plays a role in pasture management decisions.

Dr. Jaymelynn Farney talks about vitamins for the cow herd - both in preparation of calving and as a strategic feeding system.

Joshua Maples guest for the week talking about livestock reporting in the US Beef Cattle Supply chain.  More information can be found at https://www.afpc.tamu.edu/research/publications/710/cattle.pdf.

Eric Bailey ( baileyeric@missouri.edu ) was guest this week.  He talks about common plant toxicities for cattle and how they handle storage.

Dr. Stephen Koontz ( stephen.koontz@colostate.edu ) is guest for today talking about alternative marketing arrangements in the US beef cattle market.  He addresses formula pricing, live markets, and possible economic effects.

John Anderson, professor in agricultural economics was guest for this week talking about price discovery for the US beef cattle industry.  His talk is based on white paper that can be read here. https://www.afpc.tamu.edu/research/publications/710/cattle.pdf