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2023 current issues

  • May 2023
    • Grass calves - optimizing performance
    • Forage quality and cutting height
    • Design and management key with monoslope barns (Progressive Cattle article)
    • May is Beef Month in Iowa (IBC Director Column)
    • Development of heifers for breeding (Iowa Cow-Calf Commentary)
    • Beef Quality Assurance Certification Sessions 
    • Education and Information for all
  • April 2023
    • Managing calf diarrhea
    • Estrus Synch Planner - how it works and how to use it
    • What’s in USDA’s Cattle Contracts Library?
    • New guidance on beef cattle implants (IBC Director Column)
    • Controlling factors of postpartum interval (Iowa Cow-Calf Commentary)
    • Beef Quality Assurance Certification Sessions 
    • Education and Information for all
  • March 2023
    • The recent evolution of carcass ultrasound
    • Dealing with open cows in today’s markets
    • Indexes: What is an index and when should you use them
    • Precision beef production (IBC Director Column)
    • The value of research herds (Iowa Cow-Calf Commentary)
    • Beef Quality Assurance Certification Sessions
    • Education and Information for all

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