New Cyclone Cattle Feeder Days series set for Aug. 24-27
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AMES, Iowa – Iowa cattle feeders are invited to attend one of the new Cyclone Cattle Feeder Days programs, scheduled for Aug. 24–27 in Carroll, Monticello, Osage and Orange City. Current topics in feedlot production, research updates, new technologies and a market outlook will be featured at each location. Iowa Beef Center director Aimee Wertz-Lutz said her team is excited to bring Cyclone Cattle Feeder Days to multiple regions of the state and meet cattle feeders where they are.
“With the high cost of cattle placements, it is important to use data to drive decisions regarding the feedlot enterprise,” Wertz-Lutz, said. “This program is intended to look at a strategic approach to integrating technology and electronic data capture into feedlot production.”
Each location will feature the same program agenda and speakers, and all will start at 10 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m. Topics and presenters are:
- Market outlook and risk management, Balance4Ward
- Optimizing manure value across systems, Dan Andersen, associate professor and extension agriculture engineering specialist at Iowa State
- Opportunities to incorporate new and current technologies, Wertz-Lutz
- Research update: Dietary and management strategies to help feedlot cattle be more resilient to stress, feedlot researchers from the animal science department at Iowa State
- Incorporating new technologies into the feedyard, David Trowbridge with Gregory Feedyards
Event dates and locations
- Monday, Aug. 24 – Swan Lake Education Center, 22676 Swan Lake Trail Drive, Carroll
- Tuesday, Aug. 25 – ISU Extension and Outreach Jones County Youth Development Center, 800 N. Maple Street, Monticello
- Wednesday, Aug. 26 – Public Safety Center, 432 Main Street, Osage
- Thursday, Aug. 27 – ISU Extension and Outreach Sioux County Office, 400 Central Avenue NW, Suite 700, Orange City
Registration
Registration is $20 per person and is due by Aug. 17 through the hosting county extension office. See details and registration information on the IBC program web page.
Each program will include a complimentary meal and time to interact with speakers and program sponsors: Balance4Ward, C-Lock, Elanco Animal Health, Iowa Beef Checkoff, Performance Livestock Analytics and the Carroll, Jones, Mitchell and Sioux County Cattlemen’s Associations.
For more information, contact Wertz-Lutz at aimeewl@iastate.edu, ISU extension livestock specialist Russ Euken at reuken@iastate.edu or ISU extension beef specialist Denise Schwab at dschwab@iastate.edu.
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The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University was established in 1996 with the goal of supporting the growth and vitality of the state’s beef cattle industry. It comprises faculty and staff from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine, and works to develop and deliver the latest research-based information regarding the beef cattle industry. For more information about IBC, visit www.iowabeefcenter.org.
Contact:
Aimee Wertz-Lutz, Iowa Beef Center director and Iowa State University extension feedlot specialist, 515-294-1058, aimeewl@iastate.edu
