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2024 current issues

  • April 2024
    • Implications of increasing bred animal value
    • Spring weather outlook
    • Getting more cows bred earlier utilizing estrus synch (BEEF magazine article)
    • IBC Director column
    • Iowa Cow-Calf Commentary (written for Iowa Cattleman magazine)
    • Are your pastures ready? Let’s ask the expert Dr. Shelby Gruss (Iowa Cow-Calf Commentary)
    • Beef Quality Assurance Certification Sessions
    • Education and Information for all
  • March 2024
    • The importance of vitamin A for calf health
    • Postpartum interval
    • Choosing the best bull for your operation & environment (Progressive Cattle article)
    • Calculating yardage -- what's included and why it matters
    • Calving systems
    • IBC Director Column
    • It’s bull buying time: what should you be looking at? (Iowa Cow-Calf Commentary)
    • Beef Quality Assurance Certification Sessions
    • Education and Information for all
  • February 2024
    • The reality of cattle consuming snow as a water resource
    • Supplementing less-than-ideal forages (Progressive Cattle article)
    • Timely resources from Iowa Beef Center
    • IBC Director Column
    • Breeding objectives: The genetic business plan for your herd (Iowa Cow-Calf Commentary)
    • Beef Quality Assurance Certification Sessions
    • Education and Information for all

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