Beef cattle herd health and stretching short feed supplies will be the topics at the North Dakota State University Extension Service's 2011-12 Dakota Cow/Calf Clinics.
The clinics will be held Dec. 13, 2011, and Jan. 13, 2012, via videoconference at six locations.
The Dec. 13 clinic will focus on stretching feed supplies. Topics include high feed costs, the economic implications of converting grain acres to forage
acreage, harvesting straw and corn stover, using stover and straw to stretch feed supplies, the availability and use of byproducts, and using forages in
rations.
General herd health will be the focus of the Jan. 13 clinic. Topics include health issues resulting from severe moisture conditions in pastures and
feedlots, helping beef cattle handle the stress of hot and cold weather, vaccination strategies, common beef diseases and pregnancy checking. This clinic also will have an ask-the-vet question-and-answer session.
"These clinics will increase cow/calf producers' awareness of byproducts and how to use them in cow rations, provide producers with some strategies for dealing with continued high feed costs and give them a better understanding of how to keep their herd healthy in North Dakota's extreme weather conditions," says Karl Hoppe, Extension area livestock specialist at the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center and one of the clinic presenters.
Each clinic will run from 10 a.m. to noon at the following locations:
* Ashley -- McIntosh County Courthouse, IVN room
* Bottineau -- Bottineau County Courthouse, IVN room
* Carrington -- Carrington Research Extension Center
* Grafton -- Chase Building
* LaMoure -- LaMoure County Courthouse, IVN room
* Langdon -- Langdon Research Extension Center
Presenters for the clinics are NDSU Extension livestock, farm management, nutrient management, beef cattle and economic specialists; the Extension
veterinarian; and other livestock health and beef cattle experts.
The clinics are free of charge, but seating is limited at each location, so anyone wanting to attend should preregister. For more information or to
register, contact:
* Bottineau County - Tim Semler, Extension agent, (701) 228-2253, timothy.semler@ndsu.edu
* Cavalier County - Ron Beneda, Extension agent, (701) 256-2560, ronald.beneda@ndsu.edu
* Foster County - Joel Lemer, Extension agent, (701) 652-2581, joel.lemer@ndsu.edu
* LaMoure County - Al Ulmer, Extension agent, (701) 883-5301, ext. 209, al.ulmer@ndsu.edu
* McIntosh County - Crystal Schaunaman, Extension agent, (701) 288-3465, crystal.schaunaman@ndsu.edu
* Walsh County - Brad Brummond, Extension agent, (701) 284-6624, bradley.brummond@ndsu.edu
