STOCKTON, Mo. — “As winter approached proper nutritional and reproductive management will lead to optimum cattle operation productivity and profitability,” says Patrick Davis MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist. Therefore, MU Extension Livestock Specialists are working together to provide fall beef cattle producer management workshops on the evenings of October 21st in Stockton, Mo. (Stockton Christian Church Activity Center, 713 West St., Stockton, Mo. 65785) and October 28th in Nevada, Mo. (Vernon County Fairgrounds Centennial Hall, 1488 Ashland St., Nevada, Mo. 64772) beginning a 6:30 p. m. each evening.
“Workshops will cover winter cattle nutrition and reproduction management strategies,” says Davis. Topics covered by MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist will include:
- Cattle supplementation and nutritional management
- Cattle reproductive management as fall calving cow breeding season approaches
- Pros and cons of fall and or spring calving season
Workshops are free to the be public but please register by October 20th for the Stockton, Mo. workshop or by October 27th for the Nevada, Mo. workshop. To register for the Stockton, Mo. workshop contact the Cedar County MU Extension Center at (417) 276-3313 or online at https://extension.missouri.edu/events/fall-beef-cattle-producers-workshop-stockton-mo. To register for the Nevada, Mo. workshop contact the Vernon County MU Extension Center at (417) 448-2560 or online at https://extension.missouri.edu/events/fall-beef-cattle-producers-workshop-nevada-mo. For all other questions or more information on the workshop contact Davis at (417) 276-3313 or by email at davismp@missouri.edu.
Click the link for a flyer: October Beef Cattle Producers Workshops Flyer 9-22-2021
— University of Missouri Extension
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