The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University serves as the university's Extension program to cattle producers. The center is comprised of a dedicated group of faculty and staff from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Veterinary Medicine, and Iowa State University Extension. They work together to develop and deliver the latest in research-based information to improve the profitability and vitality of Iowa's beef industry.
Visit their web site by clicking here. You'll find current news, information on upcoming workshops and events, as well as other resources to assist cattle producers.
The monthly "Growing Beef" newsletter is one of the resources available to producers. Additional newsletters that can be accessed from their web site include:
Ethanol Feeds: Feeding Distillers Grains to Beef Cows
Iowa Farm Outlook
Iowa Manure Matters - Odor and Nutrient Management Newsletter
Click here to access these newsletters or look for the link we have included in the column on the right side of our Livestock web page.
The Beef Center is trying a new approach to programming - online meetings. Producers can watch and learn at their own pace and their own time. Participants get the same information that they would receive at an in-person meeting or conference.
The first online meeting, "Fall Cowherd Decisions: Herd and Calf Weaning, Marketing, and Management," is now available at www.iowabeefcenter.org/content/weaningconference.html. The course material is offered by livestock experts in a variety of ways - podcasts, voice-over Power Point presentations, fact sheets, newsletters, and spreadsheets. Course participants can view the material all at one time, or make repeat visits back to the site as time and interests allow. There is no charge for participating in the online course offerings.
Watch for future sessions on emerging cattle issues.
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11/11/2009