"Tom's Topics "
Livestock & Range Management
Tom
Platt , WSU Extension Educator -
Livestock & Range Management
Beef Forage Farm-Ranch
Management
Sheep
& Goats Swine
UPCOMING
ACRE Program Workshop
Thursday, July 16, 2009, 9:00 a.m.
Davenport Memorial Hall
The ACRE program, which was created in the 2008 Farm Bill, replaces counter-cyclical
payments. Enrollment in ACRE is optional, and the cost or “premium” for
this revenue insurance is forfeiture of 20% of a farm’s direct payments
through 2012. The high commodity prices of 2007 and 2008 set a relatively
high coverage price for commodities produced in 2009. Because commodities
prices have dropped considerably now, ACRE has the potential to provide
revenue insurance and pay for itself in the first year or two. Farmers
are advised to closely consider the ACRE program election when they sign
up for participation in the Farm Program this spring.
WSU Extension’s Tom Platt will explain a spreadsheet calculator he has developed to help farmers analyze participation in USDA’s new ACRE program.
No cost or pre-registration required.
Beef
Beef Information Series
Series of lunch time conferences, delivered over WSU's phone conferencing system in February, focused on important topics in the beef industry.
Prevent Baby Calf
Scours, The Sandhills Calving System.
Dr. Dale Moore, Washington State University
Handouts (1.8
MB, pdf. Be patient.)
Resources:
Nebraska
Veterinary Extension: Sandhills Calving System
Prevents Calf Diarrhea
Calf
Scours: Causes, prevention and treatment (43 KB, pdf)
Feeding Corn Processing
and Ethanol Co-products on the Ranch.
Dr. Dan Loy, Iowa State University
Handouts: Download here (pdf,
2.9 MB, be patient)
Referenece Material:
Ethanol
Coproducts for Cattle: The Process and Products ,
ISU ( pdf, 1.17 MB. Be patient.)
Ethanol
Coproducts for Cattle: Distillers Grains for Beef Cows ,
ISU (pdf, 522 KB)
Using
Distillers Grains in Alternative Cow-Calf Production Systems ISU
(pdf, 1.12MB)
Using
Distillers Grains in the U.S. and International Livestock and Poultry Industries MATRIX
Corn
Processing Co-Products Manual ,
Nebraska Corn Board (pdf, 1 MB)
Trickle Down
Economics: Understanding the Relationship
Between Wholesale Meat Prices and Slaughter
Cattle Prices. Mr. Jodie Pitcock, USDA AMS,
Livestock and Grain Market News
Handouts (pdf,
1.6 MB. Be patient.)
Reference Material:
Boxed
Beef Cutout & Cuts-Negotiated Sales Overview (pdf,
69 KB)
Beef
Carcass Price Equivalent Index Value Overview (pdf,
85KB)
Daily
Beef Reports (USDA AMS LGMN)
Weekly
Beef Reports (USDA AMS LGMN)
Beef
Cutout Calculator, CSU
Carbon Farming,
Adding Value to the Ranching Operation.
Dr. Steven Sharrow, Oregon State University
Handouts (pdf,
4.8 MB, be patient)
Articles by Dr. Sharrow:
Carbon
Farming - The Global Carbon Cycle (pdf, 362 KB)
Selling
Environmental Services – Trading Carbon Offset Credits from Range and
Forest Lands (pdf, 655 KB)
Washington’s BVD
Control and Eradication Project.
Dr. John Wenz, Washington State University
Handouts:
Slides (pdf,
(572 KB), 08
Project
Summary (pdf 71 KB)
Reference Material:
BVD Information
Power Point presentation and hand-outs available from November `08 telephone conference. Presenters were J im Robb and Erica Rosa of the Livestock Marketing Information Center
- Download slide set for viewing on computer or with multi-medial projector (1,975 KB, pdf)
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Downoad handouts for printing 4 slides per page (741 KB, pdf)
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Supplemental Material: See Tip Hudson's Livestock Marketing Information Weekly, which is a synopsis of weekly information made available through LMIC, or download the October 24 edition here (354 KB, pdf).
Topics:
- Cattle inventories, cattle cycle, and relationship between inventories and beef production.
- Feed: projections for current grain and hay supplies and outlook for 2009. Implications for cattle prices.
- International beef trade: how does international trade affect our markets. Who are the players and how much beef is at play?
- Currency: how does the strength or weakness of the dollar affect our international beef, grain, and hay trade? What are the implications for cattle prices?
- Competing meats: supply outlook and affect on beef demand and prices.
- General economy: affect of roller coaster economy on beef demand and prices
- Liquidity: will there be $$ for operating loans?
- Risk management: what are the big
Breeding
How to Get Cows Pregnant
Using Artificial Insemination and Estrus Synchronization
by Dr. Cliff Lamb, University of Minnesota
Synopsis: Dr. Lamb
discusses research comparing several synchronization protocols using CIDR's
followed by heat detection or timed
breeding. He makes recommendations for synchronization
protocols designed
for cows and heifers.
Slides and reference material from 4/5/07 Teleconference Presentation:
- PDF slides and illustration of synchronization protocols.
- Dr. Lamb's paper in 2005 BIF proceedings( pdf, 931 KB)
- CD of Dr. Lamb's presentation (narrated slide show) including reference material available from WSU Extension Office, Davenport, WA e-mail (509) 725-4171.
BVD - Voluntary Eradication Program
Persistent BVD can be a drain on any cow-calf operation. WSU recently launched a BVD herd screening program that can help calf producers and their veterinarian detect and then cull persistently infected BVD animals from their herd. Dr. John Wenz, who recently replaced Dr. Clive Gay at WSU’s Field Disease Investigative Unit, is leading the Voluntary BVD Control and Eradication Project.
How the program works. The herd is screened by taking an ear notch from all calves, retained open cows, and bulls. If the calf is negative, its dam is as well. Most ranchers do this work at branding, so the time is relatively short to sign up for this project. Cost of the screening is $1/ head.
More information. In order to explain the project and answer questions about BVD, Dr. Wenz held telephone conferences in March, 2008. If you have questions about the BVD project, feel free to contact Dr. John Wenz at 509-335-0773 or by e-mail at BVDCEP@vetmed.wsu.edu . You may also browse to the Voluntary BVD Control & Eradaciation Web Page.
Download Dr. Wenz' slide set from his telephone presentation here (1,104 KB, pdf)
Browse to links to more BVD information here .
Click here for printable version.
Carcass Quality
Beef Carcass Genetics ( 3.1MB, doc) by Art Linton PDF File
Selection Indexes Fact Sheet (31KB, doc) by Art Linton PDF File
CD of presentation by Lisa
Kriese-Anderson, Extension Animal Scientist, Auburn University:
Ultrasound for Carcass Traits in the US Beef Indudstry available
from WSU Extension Office, Davenport, WA e-mail (509)
725-4171.
Feeding
Alfalfa for Beef Cows (pdf, 117 KB) , Fact Sheet 93-23
Beef Cow Nutrition (html)
Choosing the Right Supplement (html)
Cowculator Beef Cow Ration Balancer (html download site, Excel Spreadsheet)
Factors and Feeds for Supplementing Beef Cows (pdf, 139 KB) , L5354
Fundamentals of Supplementing Low-Quality Forage (pdf, 43 KB), Cattle Producer's Library, CL317
Protein and Energy Supplementation to Beef Cows Grazing New Mexico Rangelands (pdf, 246 KB) , Circular 564
Supplementing Beef Cows on Low Quality Forages
By Norman Suverly, WSU/Okanogan County Extension Director
- Power Point Presentation (1,056 KB) Click here for free Power Point viewer.
- PDF slides of Presentation (167 KB)
- PDF handouts: Color, 131KB or Black and White, 169 KB)
- Budget Decision Guide Handout (pdf, 44 KB)
Supplementation of Energy and Protein for Beef Cattle (pdf, 116 KB), A Literature Review, AG/Beef/2006-1
Supplementing Winter Rations with Grain: Good or Bad Nutritional Stragegy? (html)
Using Grass Seed Residues for Wintering Beef Cattle (pdf, 26 KB)
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
WSU Offers
Second Lamb 300 Short-Course
Washington State University Extension and Departments of Animal Sciences are excited to announce the second WSU LAMB 300 short-course that will be offered October 1-3, 2009 at the WSU Department of Animal Sciences on the Pullman Campus.
WSU LAMB 300 is a three-day, hands-on workshop designed for progressive individuals involved with the sheep industry. The course will focus on teaching producers, feeders, and marketers (regardless of the size or type of operation) how to produce and market quality lambs and lamb products. Participants will learn how environmental, nutritional, genetic, and managerial factors contribute to meat quality. Participants will also learn how meat quality factors influence the price producers receive for lamb and lamb products marketed through various outlets. MORE
Goat Production Conference
Click HERE for archived slides and hand-outs from the March, 2008 phone conference.
Presenter: Sandra Solaiman, Professor and Director of Small Ruminant Research, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee Alabama
Factors
Affecting the Palatability of Lamb Meat (PDF)
By Dr. Susan Duckett, Professor/Endowed Chair, Animal and Veterinary
Science Department, Clemson University
Genetics of Scrapie (PDF) Bob Wagner, Gene Check, Inc.
Scrapie and Codon 171, part 2 (PDF) Bob Wagner, Gene Check, Inc.
Genetics of Scrapie Resistance in Sheep (Word) PDF David Thomas, University of Wisconsin.
Spider Syndrome (PDF) Gerald Fitch, Oklahoma State University.
See "Swine" on 4-H Livestock
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West Nile Virus Update
7/21/08 Tom Platt
West Nile Virus (WNV) infected mosquitoes were recently found near Byron
Pond, between Prosser and Mabton. This is an early WNV detection
for Washington state, and may be a harbinger of a more serious disease
threat this year. MORE
Dr. Cliff Lamb
Sandra Solaiman
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