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Welcome to the Iowa Beef Center Web site!

The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, serves as the university's extension program to cattle producers. Click here to learn more about our organization and its staff!

Timely Topics

Working with Cattle in Winter:
     • Wintertime feeding for reducing cattle stress
     • Improving cattle comfort in wintertime
     • eXtension: cold stress and newborn calves

IBC Press Releases I Visit IBC's newsroom

     • Cow winter series brings Extension meetings to eleven Iowa locations [view         brochure]
     • IBC director accepts new position of leadership within ISU Extension
     • Cornbelt conference returns with fresh topics to bring profit to cow-calf          businesses [view brochure]
     • ‘Feedlot Forum 2010’ sends ISU staff across state for multiple meetings
         [view brochure]
     • New ISU Extension marketing resource helps producers face volatile prices
        [view crush margin tool]
     • Cattlemen's Association works with IBC beef specialist to promote VIP program         [brochure ]

Recent Resources

     • Winter 2010 cow series brochure
     • December ISU hay update
     • IBC Growing Beef newsletter (January issue)
     • Winter cow meeting series brochure
     • IBC Growing Beef newsletter (December issue)
     • Feedlot Forum 2010 brochure
     • ISU Extension "crush" margin tool
     • 2009 Iowa State Fair 4-H Beef of Merit results

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Identify opportunities for profit
with our "crush" margin tool

Click here for details and registration information on this upcoming meeting series!

Click here for details and registration information on this upcoming meeting series!

Check out timely materials on
controlling high feed costs!

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