Cyclone Cattle Feeder Days, Aug. 24-27
"With the high cost of cattle placements, it is important to use data to drive decisions regarding the feedlot enterprise," says Iowa Beef Center director Aimee Wertz-Lutz. "We are excited to bring Cyclone Cattle Feeder Days to multiple regions of Iowa and meet cattle feeders where they are. This program is intended to look at a strategic approach to integrating technology and electronic data capture into feedlot production."
Set for Aug. 24-27 in Carroll County, Jones County, Mitchell County and Sioux County respectively, all sites will follow the same agenda and schedule. The program runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and includes a noon meal and opportunity to interact with speakers and sponsors over the noon hour. Registration is $20 per person and is due by Aug. 17 through the hosting county extension office. The agenda, dates, locations and registration instructions for each site follow. Please contact the site you plan to attend to register in advance.
Thanks to the following program sponsors: Balance4Ward, C-Lock, Elanco Animal Health, Iowa Beef Checkoff, Performance Livestock Analytics, and the Carroll, Jones, Mitchell and Sioux County Cattlemen’s Associations. For more information or questions contact extension beef specialists Aimee Wertz-Lutz, Russ Euken, or Denise Schwab.
Program agenda
| 10:00 am | Positioning for Success: Feedlot SWOT: ISU Beef Extension Specialist |
| 10:15 am | Protecting Margins: Market Outlook & Risk Management Strategies: Balance4Ward |
| 11:00 am | Optimizing Manure Value Across Systems: Dr. Dan Andersen, ISU Extension Agriculture Engineering Specialist |
| 11:45 am | Lunch & Sponsor Engagement Break |
| 12:45 pm | Technology Opportunities & Applications to the Iowa Feedyard – Dr. Aimee Wertz-Lutz, ISU Extension Feedlot Specialist |
| 1:30 pm | Research Update: Dietary and management strategies to help feedlot cattle be more resilient to stress: Dr. Steph Hansen, ISU Professor of Animal Science, Dr. Dathan Smerchek, ISU Assistant Professor of Animal Science, or Jacob Henderson, ISU PhD student |
| 2:15 pm | Producer Application of Technology Use – David Trowbridge, Manager of Gregory Feedlots, Inc. |
| 3:00 pm | Adjourn |
Locations - please register for the site you wish to attend
Monday, August 24 - Carroll County Location: Swan Lake Education Center, 22676 Swan Lake Trail Drive, Carroll. |
Tuesday, August 25 - Jones County Location: Jones County Extension Youth Development Center, 800 N Maple Street, Monticello. |
Wednesday, August 26 - Mitchell County Location: Public Safety Center, 432 Main, Osage. |
Thursday, August 27 - Sioux County Location: Sioux County Extension Office, 400 Central Ave NW, Suite 700, Orange City. |
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The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University was established in 1996 with the goal of supporting the growth and vitality of the state’s beef cattle industry. It comprises faculty and staff from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine, and works to develop and deliver the latest research-based information regarding the beef cattle industry. For more information about IBC, visit www.iowabeefcenter.org.
