AMES, Iowa — During this time of unparalleled market and economic uncertainty, feedlot cattle producers are faced with making immediate decisions with long-terms implications. Iowa Beef Center, Iowa Cattlemen’s Association and Iowa Beef Industry Council have developed a two-part webinar series, Feedlot Considerations Amid the Pandemic, to help provide some clarity, considerations and suggestions.
“Managing Feedlot Rations without Ethanol Coproducts” will be held Tuesday, April 28 at noon, and “Holding or Slowing Cattle for Uncertain Market Timing” will be held Wednesday, April 29, at 7 p.m. Both are one hour in length and will be recorded and posted for later viewing.
The format will be a main speaker presentation followed by a moderated expert panel discussing basic questions related to the primary topic. There’s no cost to participate and all attendees will be able to share input, including a post-session questionnaire.
Please preregister for either or both webinars.
Tentative agendas and presenters follow. Session video recordings will be available on the main webinar page.
April 28, noon. Managing Feedlot Rations without Ethanol Coproducts
- Considerations when using coproducts — Dan Loy, Iowa Beef Center director
- Nutritionist information – Dave Rueber, beef production specialist, Innovative Ag Services; Dustin Puhrmann, beef production specialist, United Farmers Cooperative
- Products and commodities available for substitution – Panelists
- Strategies currently in use – Panelists
April 29, 7 p.m. Holding or Slowing Cattle for Uncertain Market Timing
- Nutrition strategies overview — Dan Loy, Iowa Beef Center director
- Health concerns with heavy cattle in feedlots – Dan Thomson, ISU animal science department chair
- Nutritionist information – Dave Rueber, Innovative Ag Services, Manchester; Dustin Puhrmann, United Farmers Cooperative, Paulina
For more information on the webinars, contact Loy at dloy@iastate.edu or Matt Deppe, Iowa Cattlemen’s Association chief executive officer at matt@iacattlemen.org
— Iowa State University
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