Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel – Morton, MN
January 5 & 6, 2015
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January 5th, 2015
8:30 am Welcome
8:45 Let the good times roll: Capitalizing on high beef markets
Dr. Kate Brooks, Univ. of Nebraska
9:30 Breeding programs to supply US beef
Lee Leachman, Leachman Cattle of CO
10:15 Break/Trade Show
11:00 Efficiency and high production: Can they coexist?
Dr. Susan Markus, Alberta Agriculture
11:45 Lunch & Trade Show
1:00 pm Nutritional management of the female to improve reproduction
Dr. Patrick Gunn, Iowa State University
1:45 Post-birth interventions to reduce calf losses
Dr. Brian Dorcey, Veterinary Medical Center
2:30 Break
3:00 pm When does intensifying cow-calf production make sense?
Dr. Rick Rasby, University of Nebraska
3:45 Forage and pasture management to reduce cost of production
Dr. Eric Mousel, University of Minnesota
4:30 Long-term impact of selection for efficiency in the cowherd on production
Dr. Stephen Lee, Univ. of Adelaide, Australia
5:15 Trade Show
6:30 Dinner
January 6th, 2015
8:30 am Successful and futuristic feedlot design and management
Dr. Eric Loe, Midwest PMS
9:15 Programs and tools to retain efficiency in the feedlot
Dr. Alfredo DiCostanzo, Univ. of Minnesota
10:00 Break
10:15 Feeding and management for various target end-points
Dr. Robbie Pritchard, SDSU
11:00 Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Don Schiefelbein, Schiefelbein Farms
11:45 Adjourn
Organization Committee
Allen Bridges, UMN Beef Team, Reproductive Specialist
gbridges@umn.edu, 218-259-5399
Eric Mousel, UMN Beef Team, Cow/Calf Specialist
emmousel@umn.edu, 605-690-4974
Alfredo DiCostanzo, UMN Beef Team, Feedlot Specialist
Dicos001@umn.edu, 612-624-1272
Carl Dahlen, NDSU Beef Cattle Specialist
Carl.dahlen@ndsu.edu, 701-231-5588
Warren Rusche, SDSU Extension, Cow/Calf Specialist
Warren.rusche@sdstate.edu, 605-882-5140
Julie Walker, SDUS Extension, Beef Specialist
Julie.walker@sdstate.edu, 605-668-5458
