Pen prep for winter feeding
Ron Graber ( rgraber@ksu.edu ) is guest for the week talking about preparing pens for the coming winter feeding months.
Aug 31, 2021•27 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Dr. Js Beef
Weekly educational program for cattle producers. Includes feeding, health, reproduction, and/or forages. Dr. Jaymelynn Farney, beef systems specialist with Kansas State University is the host and will invite other professionals from around the country to help address timely topics.
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Consumers opinions on ground beef alternatives
What do taste panels and scientific data indicate about ground beef versus some of the plant-based ground beef alternatives?? Data from KSU as presented by MS candidate Lane Egger discuss just what people think of these atlernative meat products on this weeks podcast. For detailed figures that supplement the podcast, go to www.southeast.ksu.edu and click on programs and beef cattle. The slide deck that corresponds to this talk can be found there....
Aug 24, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Market positioning for cow-calf producers
Scott Clawson ( scott.clawson@okstate.edu ) was guest for the week talking about market positioning for cow-calf producers including LRP options, strategic cow age marketing, and replacement marketing. You can look through the slide deck that accompanies this podcast on www.southeast.ksu.edu under programs and beef cattle.
Aug 17, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Hay fertility and field management
Bruno Pedreira ( pedreira@ksu.edu ) was guest for the week talking about fertility in hay fields and research conducted on crabgrass and bermudagrass. He also addresses haying management for quality forages. Supplementary slides can be found at www.southeast.ksu.edu under programs and beef cattle, if you would like to see exact forage yield numbers.
Aug 10, 2021•27 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Feeding essential oils to cattle for gains and insect control
Dr. Jaymelynn Farney, Beef Specialist with Kansas State talks about 5 studies she has conducted with feeding of essential oils/spices to cattle on grass and the effects seen on gains and use as a fly and tick control. For data slides please go to www.southeast.ksu.edu and click on the programs tab and Beef Cattle.
Aug 06, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Late season fly control
Cassandra Olds ( colds@ksu.edu ) was guest for the week talking about life cycle of horn flies, in particular, and fly control methods, especially in the late summer.
Jul 20, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Silage tips
Guest was Dr. Mike Brouk ( mbrouk@ksu.edu ) and he talks about planning for harvesting, storing, and feeding silage - including a discussion on salvaging failed crops as silage.
Jun 29, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Ammoniating wheat straw for cattle
Dale Blasi ( dblasi@ksu.edu ) was guest for the week talking about the mechanics of ammoniating wheat straw and it's feeding potential for cattle. Other great resources are this video by colleague Justin Waggoner ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JtjJb-umpk ); half rate application ( https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1465&context=kaesrr ) and technicial help ( https://www.asi.k-state.edu/doc/forage/fora12.pdf )...
Jun 22, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Strategic early weaning
Guest for the week was Warren Rusche ( warren.rusche@sdstate.edu ) as he talks about using early weaning as a strategic management practise in cow-calf operations, not just a drought management tool.
Jun 15, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Forage risk management programs
Dr. Jennifer Ifft ( jifft@ksu.edu ) was guest talking about forage program options for producers. If needing more information go to these websites www.agmanager.info or www.rma.usda.gov or contact Dr. Ifft directly.
Jun 08, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Blue green algae management
Two guests were on the podcast this week, Will Boyer, Kansas State Univeristy watershed specialist and Jody Holthaus, Meadowlark extension district agent. They talk about blue green algae and some on-farm methods to minimize risk and filter toxins from the water source. Home test methods: https://www.meadowlark.k-state.edu/docs/livestock/blue_green%20algae_jar_Test.pdf
Jun 01, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Herd dispersal economics due to drought
Dr. Elliott Dennis ( elliott.dennis@unl.edu ) was guest for the week talking about planning for herd management and/or dispersal as influenced by drought and economic cycles.
May 25, 2021•19 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Hay production considerations
1 year Anniversary episode of Dr. Js Beef podcast. Dr. Jaymelynn Farney talks about importance of balancing hay quality and quantity for cattle producers.
May 19, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Cull cows on the rail - Part 2
Part two of the discussion with Dr. Terry Houser, extension meat specialist at Iowa State University. We talk about some feeding specifics and handling specifics with cull cow feeding during this talk.
May 11, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Cull cows for beef - Part 1
In Part 1 of discussion with Dr. Terry Houser, Extension Meat Specialist with Iowa State ( thouser@iastate.edu ) we discuss the options for marketing cull cows and importance of cull cow beef in meat industry.
May 04, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Warm season annuals for cattle producers
Research project update: One summer of biomass production and cost for single species versus multi-cultures of warm season annuals for livestock production. Dr. Jaymelynn Farney ( jkj@ksu,edu ) was presenter. Evaluated 17 forage options as a grazeable forage, silage, or hay. Specifics can be found after May 1 at www.southeast.ksu.edu/progress_reports
Apr 28, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Feeding site clean-up
Dr. Joel Derouchey ( jderouch@ksu.edu ) was guest for the week. He talks about feeding site, in particular winter feeding site management - primarily clean-up.
Apr 20, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Broomsedge bluestem control in pastures
Guest for the week is Dr. Harley Naumann from Mizzou. He talks about a project completed with cool season pasture and broomsedge control, as well as general control options.
Apr 13, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Estrus synchronization and natural service
Jordan Thomas ( thomasjor@missouri.edu ) was guest for the week talking about using estrus synchronization with your existing bull battery. Other great information about this publication and the protocols can be found at https://extension.missouri.edu/publications/g2027 .
Mar 30, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Cattle breeding decisions
Dr. Bob Weaber, with Kansas State University was the guest this week talking about genetic breeding decisions within your cattle operation and discussion on importance of genetic planning.
Mar 23, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 42
BSE and bull nutrition in off-season
Dr. Tom Geary, USDA-ARS talks about breeding soundness exams (BSE) importance, new technologies for BSE, and nutrition in off-season for bulls.
Mar 15, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Cattle reproduction overview
We are starting a series about reproduction on Dr. Js Beef with Dr. Justin Rhinehart (jrhineh3@tennessee.edu ). He addresses thought processes behind breeding decisions and sets up the more specific topics that will be covered in later episodes.
Mar 08, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Weather affecting calving
Shane Gadberry ( sgadberry@uaex.edu ) talks about some research conducted at U of A in regards to how weather may impact timing of calving.
Mar 01, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Mortality Composting
Guest for week was Dr. Deann Presley ( deann@ksu.edu ) and she talks about mortality composting - the how, planning, and usage of compost.
Feb 23, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Weak calf syndrome
As calving season approaches we talk about weak calf syndrome with Dr. Gregg Hanzlicek ( gahanz@ksu.edu ) with Kansas State University Veterinary Diagnostic Lab.
Feb 08, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Record keeping cow-calf
Dr. Jaymelynn Farney ( jkj@ksu.edu ) talks about the why's, what's, and how's of commercial cow-calf operations record keeping on this week's podcast.
Feb 02, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Predators and calving season
Dr. Drew Ricketts, arickett@ksu.edu was guest this week talking about predators and the calving season. He discusses management of the cattle operation and some basics about predator control. Additional predator management can be found at www.wildlife.ksu.edu KSRE Wildlife YouTube
Jan 25, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 35
7 and 7 Synchronization protocol for beef cows
Dr. Jordan Thomas ( thomasjor@missouri.edu ) was guest on this weeks podcast. He talks about the 7 and 7 synchronization protocol for beef cows and its usage for fixed time A.I. and E.T. work. A publication about the protocol can be found on the Mizzou extension webpage or by clicking the publication link 7 & 7 Synch...
Jan 18, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 34
In vitro fertilization for cattle
Guest for the week is Dr. Clem Neely, DVM with SEK Genetics. He talks about in vitro fertilization technology for cattle operations as well as comparing IVF to traditional embryo transfer programs.
Jan 11, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Genetic fertility in bulls
Megan Rolf ( megrolf@ksu.edu ) was guest for the week. She talks about evaluating and expanding potential for genetic selection for fertility in our bull battery.
Jan 07, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 32
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