Beef Species Symposium II: Increasing the resilience of beef cattle feeder supply

Chair(s)

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  Bryan Neville

  Research Animal Scientist
  USDA-ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
  Clay Center, Nebraska

Presentations:

• 1:45 PM - 1:50 PM MT

  Beef Species Symposium II Introduction
• 1:50 PM - 2:35 PM MT

  Beef-cattle outlook & economic thoughts on resilience
  

  Presenting Author: Glynn T. Tonsor – KANSAS STATE UNIV
• 2:35 PM - 3:20 PM MT

  Impacts of drought on long term cow-calf productivity and potential management strategies for producers to overcome these challenges
  

  Presenting Author: Paul A. Beck, MS PhD MBA – Oklahoma State University

  Author: Matthew R. Beck – USDA-ARS

  Author: Stacey A. Gunter, PhD – USDA, Agricultural Research Service

  Author: David L. Lalman – Oklahoma State University

  Author: Richard Prather, DVM – Ellis County Hospital
• 3:20 PM - 3:35 PM MT

  Beef Species Symposium II Break
• 3:35 PM - 4:20 PM MT

  Transition from the ranch to the feedyard: Challenges and management strategies to improve calf health welfare and performance
  

  Presenting Author: Karen S. Schwartzkopf-Genswein – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Author: Daniela M. Meléndez, PhD – AAFC
• 4:20 PM - 5:05 PM MT

  It’s 2024. Do You Know Where Your Feeders Are?
  

  Presenting Author: Sandi Parr – G. K. Jim Group