Episode 139: December 25, 2020
Thin cow management, cull cow sales, feeding during pregnancy, year end analysis
Episode 138: December 18, 2020
Foot problems, fall calf health issues, screw claws, shelter and cows in pasture
Episode 137: December 11, 2020
Vaccine handling, livestock financing, pregnancy concerns, value of land
Episode 136: December 4, 2020
Pregnancy checking, feeding equipment, thin cow management, listener question
Episode 135: November 27, 2020
Antibiotic use, variable vs. total cost, average age of farmers, vaccinating cows
Episode 134: November 20, 2020
KFMA data, grazing crop residue, listener question, resources for more information
Episode 133: November 13, 2020
KFMA cattle data report, planning hay feeding, listener question, weaning final exam
Episode 132: November 6, 2020
Ask the expert: pumpkin facts, mental health, animal handling facilities, winter water management
Episode 131: October 30, 2020
Grazing control, feeding steers at home, tips for finishing a few calves, Veterinary Practice Sustainability Committee
Episode 130: October 23, 2020
Meet Fred Gingrich, 2020 AABP Conference Updates, Biggest Issues in the Cattle Industry
Episode 129: October 16, 2020
First Frost, Conversations with Your Lender, Strategies for Talking with Your Lender, Cow Culling Management, Winter Grazing
Episode 128: October 9, 2020
Job Satisfaction Data, Capturing Value of Calves, Tips for Capturing Value of Calves, Calving Dry Lot vs Pasture, Death Loss Data
Episode 127: October 2, 2020
Anaplasmosis, Newly Weaned Calves, Tips for Evaluating Disease in Newly Weaned Calves, New Technology
Episode 126: September 25, 2020
BQA Certification, Remodeling Handling Facilities, BQA’s Role in Processing Calves, Biosecurity with BQA
Episode 125: September 18, 2020
Fall Calving, Top Differences Between Fall and Spring Calving, LRP Questions, Alternative Feedstuffs
Episode 124: September 11, 2020
Stump the Expert, Low Stress Weaning, Tips for Managing Low Stress Weaning, Livestock Risk Protection Tools
Episode 123: September 4, 2020
Stump the Expert, Pre-Conditioning, Top Preventative Health Tips for Pre-Conditioning, BQA Tips for Weaning, Early Preg-Checks
Episode 122: August 28, 2020
Fall Grazing, Tips for Fall Grazing, Johnson Grass Questions, Amino Acid Supplementation
Episode 121: August 21, 2020
Pinkeye, Understanding EPDs, Tips for Reading EPDs, Telemedicine
Episode 120: August 14, 2020
Stump the Expert, General Economic Status, Big Issues in Rural Practice, Opportunities in Rural Practice
Episode 119: August 7, 2020
Stump the Expert, Herd Record System, Priorities for Cow/Calf Herd Record System, Rotational Grazing, Feeding Cattle at Home
Episode 118: July 31, 2020
Planting Fescue, Hay Storage, Tips for Storing Hay Outside, Foot Rot
Episode 117: July 24, 2020
Stump the Expert, Blue Green Algae Questions, Summer Pre-Weaning Pneumonia, Early Weaning, Vesticular Stomatitis
Episode 116: July 17, 2020
Creed Feeding, Top Tips for Creep Feeding, Blue Green Algae Concerns, Heat & Transporting Cattle
Episode 115: July 10, 2020
Monitoring Water, Culling Bulls, Top Considerations for Culling Bulls, Heat & Breeding, Your Calf & His Developing Rumen
Episode 114: July 3, 2020
Meet Myriah Johnson, Stump the Expert, Sustainability Impact on You, Tips for Managing Sustainability on Your Operation, Current Sustainability Research Focus
Episode 113: June 26, 2020
Stump the Expert, Direct Beef Marketing, Top Considerations for Direct Marketing Beef, Pinkeye, Pulling Bulls from the Breeding Pasture
Episode 112: June 19, 2020
Gabby’s Questions, Water Consumption, Top Water Management Considerations for Summer, Fly Control, Hay Management
Episode 111: June 12, 2020
Dustin Questions, Listener Question, Legume Bloat, Top Ways to Prevent and Manage Legume Bloat, Price Risk Management
Episode 110: June 5, 2020
Meet Jeanette Thurston, Dustin Questions, New Consumer Behaviors, Top Post-Pandemic Consumer Behaviors, Food Security
Episode 109: May 29, 2020
Student’s Perspective on COVID, Meet Dr. Matthew Kelso, VTPRK Program, FAVC Program
Episode 108: May 22, 2020
Vaccine Handling Quiz, In Season BSE, Top Items to Check In Season for Successful Breeding, Predicting/Monitoring Weather, In the News
Episode 107: May 15, 2020
Dustin Questions, Supply Chain Disruption, Spring Processing of Calves, Top Considerations for Processing Calves, Listener Question
Episode 106: May 8, 2020
Calving Timing, Optimum Cow Size, Tips for Determining Optimum Cow Size in Your Operation, Burning Management, Listener Question
Episode 105: May 1, 2020
Pre-harvest Pathogen Control, Future Trends in Food Safety, Top Future Trends in Food Safety, Listener Question
Episode 104: April 24, 2020
Heifer CONSULT, Getting Cows Bred Early, Tips for Getting Cows Bred Early, Sync Protocols, Listener Question
Episode 103: April 17, 2020
Beef Prices Up, Cattle Prices Down, Grazing Management and Pasture Turnout, Top Recommendations for Transitioning Cows to Grass, Grass Tetany
Episode 102: April 10, 2020
Dustin Questions Disease Response/Traceability in the Age of COVID 19, Incoming Bull Management Biosecurity, Tips for Brining New Bulls Into Your Operation, Listener Question
Episode 101: April 3, 2020
COVID Responses, KLA Update, Managing a Business During a Crisis, Tips for Managing a Business In a Crisis, Opportunities Post Crisis
Episode 100: March 27, 2020
Contracted tendons in calves, Separate replacements from herd, Accounting for depreciation in a budget, Dwarfism in young calves, Gestation length and calf size, Calving timing and production efficiency, Biggest changes in beef industry, Keys to cow-calf profitability, Favorite part of the podcast
Episode 99: March 20, 2020
Biosecurity & Risk Management, Beef Demand Index, Listener Question, Getting Bulls Ready for Breeding, Top Tips for Preparing Bulls for Breeding
Episode 98: March 13, 2020
Dustin’s Travels, Cow-Calf Profitability, Calf Death Loss, Top Ways to Manage Death Loss in Your Herd, Protein Supplementation, Listener Question
Episode 97: March 6, 2020
When to Calve, Deciding to Treat, Top 4 Criteria for Deciding When to Treat, Genetics and Health
Episode 96: February 28, 2020
Listener Question, Ways to Advocate, Top Ways to Be an Effective Advocate, Sustainability
Episode 95: February 21, 2020
Dustin Questions, Antibiotic Use with Scours, Antibiotic Use with Respiratory Disease, Protocol for Treatment, Tips for Building a Treatment Protocol, Future of Antibiotics
Episode 94: February 14, 2020
NCBA Recap, Listener Question, Calving Season Preparation, Top Things to Consider Preparing for Calving, Calving Scenarios
Episode 93: February 7, 2020
2020 Trends, Buying a Bull, Top Buying a Bull Considerations, Bull:Cow Ratio, New Technology
Episode 92: January 31, 2020
U.S. CattleTrace, Why You Should Care About Expanding Traceability, Adding Value to Feeder Calves
Episode 91: January 24, 2020
CattleTrace, U.S. Herd Breed Composition, Tips for Planning Your Breeding Program, Heterosis Testing, Upcoming Events
Episode 90: January 17, 2020
Mud Control, Listener Question, Colostrum Management, Top Tips for Managing Colostrum, Recruitment & Retention, Electronic ID Tags
Episode 89: January 10, 2020
Year End Review, Purchasing Heifer Bulls, Top Criteria for Selecting Heifer Bulls, Listener Question, Upcoming Events
Episode 88: January 3, 2020
Mock Trace Event, KFMA Research, Recording Keeping in the New Year, Top Areas to Keep Records in the New Year, Listener Question, Hay Feeding Influence on Calving