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December 9 - 11, 2003
Scotts Bluff County Fairgrounds Events Center, Mitchell, NE
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Tuesday, Dec. 9
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| 7 a.m. |
Registration
Morning Ramrod - Chuck Hibberd, Director, UNL Panhandle Research & Extension Center - Scottsbluff |
| 8:45 a.m. |
Welcome |
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Issues
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| 9 a.m. |
New beef products and how they have helped increase demand for beef
Sallie Atkins, Nebraska Beef Council, Kearney, NE |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Traceback, verification and identification on the ranch: Big brother or best buddy?
Jack Whittier, Extension Beef Specialist, CSU |
| 10 a.m. |
Direct marketing of beef: Pro's and con's, do's and don'ts
C.J. Mucklow, Routt County Ag Extension Educator, CSU |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 11 a.m. |
How we enhance our natural resources on a working ranch
Mike Kelly, Rancher, Sutherland, NE – 2003 National Winner of NCBA Environmental Stewardship Award |
| 11:30 a.m. |
When all is said and done, what really matters in cattle reproduction on the ranch?
Gordon Niswender, Reproductive Physiologist, CSU |
| Noon |
Lunch
Afternoon Ramrod - Bill Wailes, Interim Dept. Head, Animal Science, CSU |
| 1:30 p.m. |
How will cattlemen deal with the future?
Marc Vanacht, Ag Business Consultants, St. Louis, MO |
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Genetics
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| 2:15 p.m. |
The economic benefits and potential when using current and future EPDs - Economic Relative Traits
Mark Enns, Geneticist, CSU |
| 2:45 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Beyond EPDs – Marker assisted selection: practical and economical applications
Ronnie Green, National Program Leader, Food Animal Production, USDA |
| 4 p.m. |
Selecting for carcass marbling and muscle – benefits and pitfalls
Jim Gosey, Beef Specialist, UNL |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Will electronic grading change the way we produce cattle?
Glen Dolezal, Director of New Technology Applications, EXCEL Corp., Wichita, KS |
| 6 p.m. |
Optional Prime Rib Dinner
Gering Civic Center |
| 7:30 |
Bull Pen Sessions
Gering Civic Center |
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Wednesday, Dec. 10
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| 7 a.m. |
Registration
Morning Ramrod - Doug Hixon, Head, Dept. of Animal Science, UW |
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Range and Nutrition
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| 8 a.m. |
What's happening in Washington, DC that affects cattlemen?
Tom Osborne, Congressman, Nebraska |
| 8:30 a.m. |
The journey to recovery of the range after drought
Roger Gates, Extension Range Specialist, SDSU |
| 9 a.m. |
Use of irrigated pastures and economics of establishment and grazing
Dick Clark, Head of Ag Economics, UNL and Jerry Volesky, Range and Forage Specialist, UNL |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Strategically feeding protein and energy during wintering and managing cow condition
Don Adams, Beef Nutritionist, UNL |
| 10 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Value and use of by-products in the cow herd
Rick Rasby, Beef Specialist, UNL |
| 11 a.m. |
Water quality for cattle - effect on performance
Trey Patterson, Extension Beef Specialist, SDSU |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Minerals supplementation – major and trace: when and what are the economic benefits?
Cody Wright, Extension Beef Specialist, SDSU |
| Noon |
Lunch
Afternoon Ramrod - Don Beermann, Head, Dept. of Animal Science, UNL |
| 1:30 p.m. |
International factors that affect your cattle prices
Wayne Purcell, Agricultural Economist, Virginia Tech |
| 2:15 p.m. |
Developing replacement heifers: recent research findings on target weights and fat supplementation
Rick Funston, Beef Cattle Reproductive Specialist, UNL |
| 2:45 p.m. |
Supplementing fat for the cow herd
Brett Hess, Nutritionist, UW |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Break |
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Reproduction
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| 3:45 p.m. |
Feeding and managing cows on high grain diets
Steve Paisley, Extension Beef Specialist, UW |
| 4:15 p.m. |
New tools for estrus synchronization – costs and benefits
Doug Zalesky, Manager/Research Scientist, San Juan Basin Research Center, CSU |
| 6 p.m. |
Optional Roast Beef Dinner
Gering Civic Center |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Bull Pen Sessions
Gering Civic Center |
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Thursday, Dec. 11
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| 7 a.m. |
Registration
Morning Ramrod - Don Boggs, Head, Dept. of Animal Science, SDSU |
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Animal Health
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| 8 a.m. |
The latest on Bovine Virus Diarrhea - Type I and II
Bob Mortimer, Clinical Veterinarian, CSU |
| 8:45 a.m. |
Managing to alleviate calf scours - "Sandhills management system"
Dave Smith, DVM, Extension Veterinarian, UNL |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Break |
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Management and Marketing
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| 10 a.m. |
Early and fence line weaning of calves - producers experience
Kirk Laux, Laux Feedyard, Bridgeport, NE and Harlow Hill, Maddux Cattle Co., Wauneta, NE |
| 10:30 a.m. |
The cattle markets - the influences and future prices
Jim Robb, Director, Livestock Marketing Information Center, Lakewood, CO |
| 11:15 a.m. |
The two best and worst decisions I have made in my operation
Dave Fischbach, Rancher, Faith, SD and Barry Dunn, Range-Livestock Production Specialist, SDSU |
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