Good Nutrition For Cows Highlights Calving Season Timing
Diane Yeamans reports on Larry Corah from the Beef Production School at Franklin County Sale Barn. He emphasizes nutrition around calving as the key to cow cycling, calf weight gain, and early weaning, with specifics on TDN and crude protein needs for fall and spring calving herds, energy adjustments for cold weather, and bull selection impact on breeding percentages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Yeamans
Larry Corah
Franklin County
Corah
Hogs Compete With Cattle Alarm Cattlemen Say
Marvin Fauset, area extension economist, spoke at a Beef Production School warning a weaker cattle market next year. He predicts fat cattle average around 72 to 74 per cwt with fall highs in the upper 70s to 90s, while hogs have surged to market. He notes plentiful poultry as beef substitute and outlines cost of gain calculations, breakeven points, and risk from high interest rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Yeamans
Marvin Fauset
Fauset
Futures Seminar Teaches Livestock Hedging Across Kansas
Kansas farmers and ranchers can learn to hedge with livestock futures at eight December meetings. Co sponsored by Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The program features a movie, hedging mechanics, basis in Kansas, market regulation, lender roles, producer experiences, and price chart guidance.
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Robert W. Bozworth
Kansas
Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Puncabeaion Pest
Sands
Emporia Holiday Inn
KSU Short Course Aims Attract Young Farmers In January
Kansas State University will offer an eight week winter short course for young farmers from Jan 14 to Mar 7. The program focuses on farm business management animal sciences plant sciences and agricultural engineering with eight hours of college credit possible toward a B S in agriculture. Enrollment costs about 700 to 750 dollars including books and room and board.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
College of Agriculture
Carroll V. Hess
KSU College of Agriculture
Dean Hess
Hess
Cooperative Extension Service
Department of Agricultural Engineering
KSU
Frank R. Carpenter
Carpenter
William L. Loucks
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