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Listen to veterinary professionals from the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University talk about a variety of topics within the beef industry.

Episode Date
#446 - Preconditioning Pays: Preparing Calves for a Healthy and Profitable Feedlot Career
Oct 30, 2026
445 - Artificial Intelligence for Animal Welfare: Detecting Pain in Cattle and Planning for the Future
Oct 23, 2026
444 - Learning Agriculture at the State Fair: From Calving Cows to Inspiring Future Veterinarians
Oct 16, 2026
443 - Managing Bred Heifers and Stretching Forage: Preparing for a Successful Calving Season
Oct 09, 2026
442 - Lessons from the Birthing Center: Calving, Education, and Inspiring Future Agricultural Leaders
Oct 02, 2026
Antibiotics, Antimicrobials & Recovery: New Insights in Beef Cattle Health
Sep 25, 2026
#440 - Setting Calves Up for Success: Early-Life Health, Vaccination, and Management
Sep 18, 2026
Estrus Intensity Matters: Using Heat Activity to Improve Reproductive Success
Sep 11, 2026
#438 - High Cattle Prices, Smart Investments, and Getting Started in the Cattle Business
Sep 04, 2026
#437 - Maintaining Beef Demand and Building the Next Generation Workforce
Aug 28, 2026
#436 Finding Value in Every Class of Cattle: Records, Flexibility, and Management Decisions
Aug 21, 2026
#435 Research Frontiers and Pain Management: Improving Cattle Health Through Better Decisions
Aug 14, 2026
BRD Around the World and the Economics of Creep Feeding
Aug 07, 2026
#433 - Mineral Sources, Microbiomes, and Managing Cattle Health Beyond the Basics
Jul 31, 2026
Separating Fact from Fiction: Evaluating New Technologies and Common Cattle Nutrition Myths
Jul 24, 2026
#431 Bigger Cattle, Bigger Questions: Feed Costs, Corn Demand, and Pasture Lease Strategies
Jul 17, 2026
Is Graduate School Worth It? Navigating Career Goals, Curiosity, and Lifelong Learning
Jul 10, 2026
Heat Stress, Screwworm Awareness, and Making Summer Employees Successful
Jul 03, 2026
Adding Value and Managing Grass: Practical Decisions in Cow-Calf Operations
Jun 26, 2026
Summer Research and Herd Management: From Vitamin Stability to Confinement Strategies
Jun 18, 2026
Understanding Neurologic Cases in Cattle: Diagnosis, Causes, and Prevention
Jun 12, 2026
Deadly Dehydration: How a Simple Gate Closure Led to Mass Cattle Loss
Jun 08, 2026
Building Better Cows: Smart Heifer Development from Day One
Jun 05, 2026
Liver Abscess Research and Cattle Market Risk Management
May 22, 2026
After the Abstract: How does bovine leukosis affect cow-calf herds
May 19, 2026
Theileria Diagnosis, Cow Size Economics, and Heifer Rebreeding Strategies
May 15, 2026
Million Downloads Episode
May 08, 2026
Coccidiosis induced Diarrhea, Growth Implants in Beef, Timing When Processing Calves
May 01, 2026
Research Update: Larrison Hicks, Line Breeding, Nutritional Listener Questions   
Apr 24, 2026
Calving Challenges, Vaccination Decisions, and Managing Liver Flukes in Cattle
Apr 17, 2026
Guest Cambree Schmaltz: CalfDex and Transporting Pregnant Cows
Apr 10, 2026
U.S. Beef Imports and Brucellosis
Apr 03, 2026
Cattlemen’s Day Questions
Mar 27, 2026
GLP-1 Use and Beef Dietary Guidelines
Mar 20, 2026
Research Update: Maddie Mancke and Scours Management 
Mar 16, 2026
Sponsored by ESTROTECT: Estrus Expression, Synchronization, and Reproductive Success
Mar 06, 2026
Veterinary School Application Process and Simple Record Keeping Metrics 
Feb 27, 2026
Bull Buying Decisions and Beef Tech Innovations
Feb 20, 2026
Guest Dr. Christine Navarre, Liver Flukes, Emergency Preparedness
Feb 13, 2026
Research Update: Liliana Rivas and Cow Efficiency
Feb 06, 2026
Managing Body Conditioning in Cows, Cause and Management of Weak Calves
Jan 30, 2026
When to Start Treatment, Treatment Protocols, Antimicrobial Resistance
Jan 23, 2026
Epigenetics and Udder Quality
Jan 20, 2026
Dr. Dustin Pendell’s Trip to Taiwan, Fog Fever in Wyoming Cattle, Welfare Practices in Australia
Jan 09, 2026
Research Update: Katherine Shirley, When to Preg Check, Guest: Cameron Best, Australia vs U.S. Beef Production
Jan 02, 2026
Guest: Dr. Stephan Hughes, KSU Resources, Bull Fertility
Dec 19, 2025
Guest Dr. Cassandra Olds: What is Theileria, How is Theileria Transmitted, Heifer Development
Dec 12, 2025
Guest: Dr. Cassandra Olds, Theileria, Theileria Transmission, Winter Feeding Strategies
Dec 05, 2025
Guest Fred Gingrich, AVC, AABP, and Anaplasmosis
Nov 28, 2025
Evolution in the Feedlot Industry, Questioning Cow Calf Practices, Big Cows vs Small Cows on Pasture
Nov 21, 2025
Caroline Wingert Research Update, Co-Mingling Bulls, Bull-to-Cow Ratio
Nov 14, 2025
Records or Plans, How to Implement a Plan, Saving Replacement Heifers
Nov 07, 2025
Hearing from Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association
Oct 31, 2025
Tox Talk: High Culling Rates
Oct 27, 2025
Tox Talk: High Culling Rates
Oct 27, 2025
Research Update, New Grad Opportunities, New Products: How to Evaluate
Oct 24, 2025
Diving into Diets: Essential Oils in Feed Rations
Oct 20, 2025
Sponsored by ESTROTECT: Sync Program, Repro Tech, Calf Weaning Age
Oct 17, 2025
Expansion, Milo, Keeping Bulls
Oct 10, 2025
Parasite Control, Bull BSE, Cover Crops
Oct 06, 2025
Breed Diversity, Heart Disease, Import Export
Sep 26, 2025
Research Update, Pinkeye, A.I. Calving
Sep 19, 2025
Bull Creep Feeding, Anemia, New Diseases
Sep 12, 2025
Newborn Fly Control, Bovine Science, Castration Research
Sep 05, 2025
Research Update, Shrinkage, South America
Aug 29, 2025
Reinvesting, Calves on Feed, Risk Management
Aug 22, 2025
Replacement Heifers, Marketing, Water
Aug 15, 2025
Preweaning Calves, Post Season Bull Management, Crew Preparation
Aug 08, 2025
VRSP Students, Listeriosis, Co-grazing
Aug 01, 2025
Corn Diet, Breeding Heifers, Calf Digestion
Jul 25, 2025
Research Update, Records, Consumer Demand
Jul 18, 2025
Calving Season, Clostridium Perfringens, Starting Calves
Jul 11, 2025
Beef-on-Dairy, Free Martin, Spring Pond Death
Jul 04, 2025
Intake Regulation, VTPRK, Forage Utilization
Jun 27, 2025
Theileriosis, Redwater, Freezer Beef
Jun 20, 2025
Research Update, Monitoring Cattle, Screwworm
Jun 13, 2025
Drones, Tariffs, Rotating Ionophores
Jun 06, 2025
Tariffs, Clostridial Diseases, Beef Quality Assurance
May 30, 2025
Grazing Strategies, Listener Question: Rash, Research Update
May 23, 2025
Sustainability, Health Metrics, Ranells Ranch
May 16, 2025
Drought, Pour-on, Innovation
May 09, 2025
Research Update, Scorecards, Marketing
May 02, 2025
Input Costs, Pasture Turnout, Supplements
Apr 25, 2025
Spring Cleaning
Apr 18, 2025
After the Abstract: Caprine Science
Apr 14, 2025
Facilities, Crossbreeding, Mineral
Apr 11, 2025
Value in Open Cows, AIP, Crops
Apr 04, 2025
Research Update, Calving Window, AI and ET
Mar 28, 2025
Hairy Heel Warts, Bull Composition, Sustainability
Mar 21, 2025
Listener Questions: Castration, Feeding Heifers, Average Daily Gain
Mar 14, 2025
Virtual Fencing, Cattle Inventory, Smoke
Mar 07, 2025
Common Synchronization Issues, Sire Health, First Trimester
Feb 28, 2025
Heifer Listener Question, Bull Selection, Research Update
Feb 21, 2025
Yearling Bulls, Mineral Listener Question, Fall Born Calves
Feb 14, 2025
Dr. Ty Lawrence, Evolution of Carcasses, Diseases in Fed Cattle
Feb 07, 2025
Research Update, Garden City Partnership, Feeding Program
Jan 31, 2025
Leptospirosis, Mud, Mineral Program
Jan 24, 2025
Bovaer, Prepare for Calving, Johne’s Disease
Jan 17, 2025
IBR, Grazing Crop Stubble, Dose Accuracy
Jan 10, 2025
BVD, Heifer Synchronization, Feeding Corn
Jan 03, 2025
Dr. Marshall Stewart, Senior Cows, Starting a Ranch
Dec 27, 2024
Cover Crops, Changing Needles, Forward Planning
Dec 20, 2024
New World Screwworm, Water Belly, Cold Weather
Dec 13, 2024
After the Abstract: Neurologic Case Report
Dec 09, 2024
Judging Teams, Finishing Cattle, Quick Fire Questions
Dec 06, 2024
Pineapples and Cows, Protein Supplements, Ranch Horses
Nov 29, 2024
Biosecurity vs Biocontainment, Feeding Cows, FDA on Aspirin
Nov 22, 2024
Incoming Cattle, Bull Health Problem, Ionophores
Nov 15, 2024
Producer Records, CalfDex, Beef Dairy Cross
Nov 08, 2024
Sexed Semen, Meat Question, Twinning
Nov 01, 2024
Compounding, Net Wrap, Protein Tubs
Oct 25, 2024
Creep Feeding, Starting Cattle on Finishing Ration, Amount of Vaccines
Oct 18, 2024
Replacement Heifers, Pain Management, Bull Management
Oct 11, 2024
Homestead, Protein Supplements, Facilities
Oct 04, 2024
Laminitis, Coccidiosis, Variety Questions
Sep 27, 2024
Weighing Cows, Should I Implant, Fall Calvers
Sep 20, 2024
Diving into Diets: Feeding Weaned Calves
Sep 16, 2024
Fall Calf Sales, Antimicrobial Usage, Euthanasia
Sep 13, 2024
Photosensitization, Trade, Water Quality
Sep 06, 2024
Australia Listener Question, Feeder Heifer Question, Beef Industry at a Glance
Aug 30, 2024
Pinkeye Listener Question, AIP Research Update, Liquid Feeds Listener Question
Aug 23, 2024
Listener Question, FFAR ICASA Grant, Listener Question
Aug 16, 2024
Listener Question, Yogurt Health Claim, Summer Research Update
Aug 09, 2024
KFMA 2023 Executive Summary, Body Condition Scoring, Excess Rain
Aug 02, 2024
Heat Feeding, Risk Management, Facial Diseases, Cull Criteria
Jul 26, 2024
Rapid-Fire Questions, Listener Question, Antibiotics
Jul 19, 2024
HPAI, Future Veterinary Technologies, Rapid-Fire Questions
Jul 12, 2024
Removing Bulls, Leaky Gut, Ultrasonography
Jul 05, 2024
Pain Management, Grazing Forages, Sudden Calf Death
Jun 28, 2024
Pond Basics, Listener Questions, Pond Management
Jun 21, 2024
Case Fatality Risk, 4-H Calves, PAC CARB
Jun 14, 2024
EPD Accuracy, Rapid Fire Questions, Breed Associations & EPDs, Spontaneous Genetic Change
Jun 07, 2024
VTPRK, Economic Questions, Monitoring Cows
May 31, 2024
International Visitors, Summer Grazing, Electronic Nose
May 24, 2024
Heat Stress and Calf Management
May 17, 2024
High Path Avian Influenza, Multiple Bull Pasture, Spring Herd Management
May 10, 2024
Managing Stress in Calves, Twins in Beef Herds, Beef/Dairy Crosses
May 03, 2024
Bull BSE, Economic Questions, Research Roundup: Metaphylaxis
Apr 26, 2024
Cow Depreciation, Farm Safety, Bull Selection
Apr 19, 2024
Vertically Coordinated Beef, How to Decrease Cost on my Operation, Usefulness of Annual Vaccinations
Apr 12, 2024
Embryo Transfer, Economic Questions, Synchronization
Apr 05, 2024
Should you Keep Females from First Calf Heifers, Offspring Being Open, Research Roundup
Mar 29, 2024
Tips for AI Success, Heat Detection vs. Timed Breeding, Sexed Semen in Commercial Operations
Mar 22, 2024
Research Round-Up, Breeding Season Questions, Boosting Heifers Prior to Puberty
Mar 15, 2024
Mycoplasma Pneumonia, Economic Questions, Average Age of Cow Herd
Mar 08, 2024
Silage, Picking the Right Bull, Vaccination Programs for Heifers
Mar 01, 2024
Pre-breeding Heifer Management, Length of Bull Breeding Season, USDA Cattle Inventory Numbers
Feb 23, 2024
Cattle on Feed Report, Hoof Care, Research Round-Up
Feb 16, 2024
Post Calving, Cattle on Feed, Calving Season Questions
Feb 09, 2024
Feeding Times for Calving Cows, Economic Questions, Electrolytes for Scouring Calves
Feb 02, 2024
Commercial Colostrum Replacement, Getting Ready for Calving, When is the Right Time to Calve
Jan 26, 2024
Building Your Own Herd, Cross Breeding, BMR Corn Silage
Jan 19, 2024
BCI Internship, Economic Questions, Dr. Lubbers’ Travels
Jan 12, 2024
Prepare for your Future, Creep Feeding, Disease Issues
Jan 05, 2024
Year End Review
Dec 29, 2023
Winter Feeding Plans, Cold Weather Management, Research Round-Up
Dec 22, 2023
AVC Highlights, Economic Questions, Confined Systems
Dec 15, 2023
Industry Inventory Counts, Winter Cow and Bull Management, Research Round-Up
Dec 08, 2023
Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, Role of Genetics in Sustainability, What Can I do as a Producer
Dec 01, 2023
Selecting Replacement Heifers, Selling Calves, Treating Sick Calves
Nov 24, 2023
Bringing in Bred Heifers, Economic Questions, Pest Control
Nov 17, 2023
Sandhills Calving, Corn Stalk Bales, Mandatory Price Reporting
Nov 10, 2023
Sustainability in Beef Production, Herd Records, Feeder Calf Marketing
Nov 03, 2023
Beef/Dairy Cross Genetics, Managing Hay Shortages, Have Weaning Weights Improved
Oct 27, 2023
Growing Your Operation, Anaplasmosis, Grazing Failed Beans
Oct 20, 2023
High Tech Repro Technology, Economic Questions, What Does it Mean to be a Recip Herd
Oct 13, 2023
What’s Next in Genetic Technologies, Supplemental Protein, Selecting for Sustainability
Oct 06, 2023
How do I Prevent Pregnancy Loss, Culling Decisions at Preg Checking, Infertility vs. Pre-Loss
Sep 29, 2023
Cattle Chat Live at the Kansas State Fair
Sep 22, 2023
Research – Heat Impacts, Goals with Pregnancy Checking, How to Best Handle Heat Stress?
Sep 15, 2023
Replacement Heifers, Feeding Soybean Hay, What is Compounding?
Sep 08, 2023
Listener Question, Economic Questions, Seedstock Producers: What are diseases/challenges?
Sep 01, 2023
Heifer Management, Vaccination Timing for Calves, Hidden Cost of Transportation: Shrink
Aug 25, 2023
AVC Conference Summary, Treatment Strategies for Sick Cattle on Summer Pastures, Role of a Composite Sire in a Commercial Breeding Program
Aug 18, 2023
BVD Herd Prevalence, Beef Consumption in North America, Late Summer Fly Management
Aug 11, 2023
Cattle Inventory and Selling Strategies,Grazing Management for Fall,Selecting a Weaning Date
Aug 04, 2023
Listener Question: Product Disposable,What To Do With a Deceased Animal,Intensive Grazing and Impact on Sustainability 
Jul 28, 2023
Listener Question: EPD Overview, European Market Knowledge, Managing Breeding Pastures for Optimum Genetics
Jul 21, 2023
Collaborating Center for the Economics of Animal Health- Americas, Bovine Leukemia Virus and Fertility, Listener Question: Grazing Costs
Jul 14, 2023
Pinkeye, Low Stress Cattle Handling, Listener Question: Heat Stress
Jul 07, 2023
Preparations for the Fair, Heat Stress, Research Round Up
Jun 30, 2023
Introducing Agriculture Today Host Shelby Varner, Tips for Managing Products in the Summer, Beef Cattle Welfare Research Review with Dr. Eduarda Bortoluzzi
Jun 23, 2023
Water Issues When Ponds Are Low, Hay Cutting and Storage, Guidance 263 and the Beef Producer
Jun 16, 2023
Hair Shedding, 5 Year Anniversary Questions, Factors Influencing Twin Births
Jun 09, 2023
Processing Babies, Listener Question, Gut Health: not just the rumen
Jun 02, 2023
Lameness, Factors Impacting Birth Weight, Research Round-Up 
May 26, 2023
Male Fertility, Value Proposition Of Reproduction Technology And Genomic Selection
May 19, 2023
Grass Tetany, Hidden Operational Costs, Listener Question
May 12, 2023
Listener Question, NIAA, Economic Questions, Electric Fencing
May 05, 2023
Processing Calves, Implanting Bulls, Pre-Pasture Turnout Checklist
Apr 28, 2023
Feeding Cows, Dairy Beef, Front End Loading
Apr 21, 2023
IVF/Reproduction, Breeding Questions, Fertility in Herds
Apr 14, 2023
Beef Advocacy, Defining Sustainability, Beef Checkoff Research
Apr 07, 2023
Listener Question, Brian’s Trip, Research Round Up
Mar 31, 2023
Pre-Weaning BRD, Managing Bottle Calves, Building Immunity to BRD
Mar 24, 2023
Post Calving Nutrition, Economic Questions, Hardware Disease
Mar 17, 2023
Cattle Abortions, Listener Question, Supplement Post Calving
Mar 10, 2023
Learning More About Antibiotics, Cattle Cycle, Research Round-Up
Mar 03, 2023
Scours, Niche Marketing, Mineral Needs
Feb 24, 2023
NCBA, Economic Questions, Starting a Podcast
Feb 17, 2023
Colostrum, Drought Management/Planning, Buying vs. Raising Bulls
Feb 10, 2023
FDA Guidance for Industry 263, CAST Group, Cattle Health Care Kit
Feb 03, 2023
Tips for New Ranchers, Buying Females, Communicating in Agriculture
Jan 27, 2023
Udders, Economic Questions, Grazing Bean Stubble
Jan 20, 2023
Creating a Health Plan, Body Condition Score, Reviving Calves
Jan 13, 2023
Reviving New Born Calves, Economic Questions, Cold Weather Management
Jan 06, 2023
Winter Feed Costs, Record Keeping, Listeriosis
Dec 30, 2022
Calving, Scours Management, Nutritional Management
Dec 23, 2022
Separating Heifers & Cows, Calving Barns, EID
Dec 16, 2022
Traceability in the U.S. & Farmers Share of the Dollar
Dec 09, 2022
Cows Going to Market, Winter Pasture Management, Heritability & Accuracy
Dec 02, 2022
Vitamin A, Leasing vs. Buying a Bull, Implants
Nov 25, 2022
Purebred vs. Composite Bull, Coccidiosis, Selecting Relevant Traits
Nov 18, 2022
Mineral Forms, VFD, Fetal Programming
Nov 11, 2022
Anaplasmosis, Beta Agonists, Rice Bran
Nov 04, 2022
Bulls, Sustainability, Agrotourism
Oct 28, 2022
Bull Management, Financial Planning, Winter Grazing Techniques
Oct 21, 2022
Liver Abscesses, Prepping Calves for the Sale Barn, Ammoniated Forages
Oct 14, 2022
Kelli Almes, Biosecurity Plans, Practitioner Response
Oct 07, 2022
Monitoring Meat Demand, Nutrition for Fall Calving Cows, Pharmaceutical Updates
Sep 30, 2022
Purebred vs. Crossbred, Pharmaceutical Updates, Farm Incomes
Sep 23, 2022
5 Areas of Risk, Pre-Weaning Mortality, PRF Insurance
Sep 16, 2022
Fall Forage, Small Packing Plants, Cows Fitting their Environment
Sep 09, 2022
Inflation, Syringe Management, Weaning
Sep 02, 2022
Higher Input Prices, Body Condition Score, Needle Sizes
Aug 26, 2022
Liver Abscesses, Stockpiling Forages, Recording Keeping
Aug 19, 2022
Preconditioning Economics, Vaccine Labels, Labor Shortages
Aug 12, 2022
Drought Related Plant Issues, Heart Disease Research, Liver Biopsies
Aug 05, 2022
Family Farms and Production, Early Weaning, Pre-Weaning Pneumonia
Jul 29, 2022
Land-Grant Funding, Hay Testing, Snake Bites, Abscesses & Other Issues
Jul 22, 2022
ERS Chart: Shrinking Farms, Early Pregnancy Check, ET vs. AI
Jul 15, 2022
Samantha Bennett, Heat Stress and Management, Preventing Disease Entry
Jul 08, 2022
Australian Cattle Industry and BVD
Jul 01, 2022
Managing Rising Input Costs, Rotational Grazing, Bull and Cow Safety
Jun 24, 2022
New Antibiotic Legislation, First Calf Heifer Management, Hairy Heel Warts
Jun 17, 2022
Penile Warts, Value of Tree Leaves, Starting in Agriculture
Jun 10, 2022
Creep Feeding, Minerals & Vitamins, Water Access/Quality
Jun 03, 2022
Warts & Ringworm, Benefits of AI, Early Pregnancy Loss
May 25, 2022
USRSB Key Metrics, Shortening Your Calving Season, Listener Question: Corkscrew Bulls
May 20, 2022
Operational Data vs. National Industry Data, Impact of Seasonal Changes, Strategies to Get into the Beef Industry
May 13, 2022
AI Programs Expectations, Heifer and Cow Synch Programs, Sexed Semen in Beef Cattle
May 06, 2022
Grazing Plan, Supplementing Cows, Employee Recruitment
Apr 29, 2022
When Bulls Do Not Pass Their BSE, Consumer Interest in Local Beef, Synch and Natural Service
Apr 22, 2022
Food Animal Veterinary Certificate/ Veterinary Training Program for Rural Kansas, Should You Perform a BSE on a Mature Bull, Veterinary School Advice
Apr 15, 2022
Developing Bulls and Heifers, Bacterial Vaccine Efficacy, Cow Leasing
Apr 08, 2022
After the Chat: Bacterial Vaccine Efficacy
Apr 08, 2022
After the Chat: AI for Cows
Apr 05, 2022
AI for Cows, Transitioning to Lush Pastures, Listener Question: Small Ruminants and Cattle
Apr 01, 2022
Alternative Protein Sources, Risk Management for Cow-Calf Producers, Atypical Pinkeye, Cattle Herd Expansion or Contraction
Mar 25, 2022
Calving Timing, Breeding Heifers, Body Condition Score Timing
Dec 31, 2021
KLA/ AVC Conferences, Beef/ Dairy Cross Topics, Differences Between AIP and BRD, How to Get Back into the Beef Industry
Dec 24, 2021
Crossbreeding in Small Herds, BRD in Calves Post-Weaning, Feeding Hay vs. Continued Grazing, Low Carbon Meat
Dec 17, 2021
Supply Chain Shortages, Pasture vs. Non-Pasture Feed Costs, Fetal Programming
Dec 10, 2021
Record Analysis, Culling Pregnant Cows, Different Profit Cow-Calf Operations, Withdrawals
Dec 03, 2021
Record Keeping, Weaning Transitions: Free Hay, Product Handling, Research Round-up
Nov 26, 2021
Grazing Crop Stubble, Research Round-up: BRD and Pain, Consumer Demand and Cattle Pricing
Nov 19, 2021
Economic Sustainability of Diagnostic Labs, Parasites and Sustainability, Risk Management and Efficiency in Cattle Pricing
Nov 12, 2021
Big versus Small Packers, Moving Cattle onto Fescue, Rotating Internal Parasite Products
Nov 05, 2021
Listener Question: Post-Drought Management, Eliminating Pregnancy Loss, Internal Parasite Treatment
Oct 31, 2021
Internal Parasites, When to Deworm Calves, Should You Deworm Cows?
Oct 22, 2021
Weaning Prep, Listener Question, Transition Diet pt. 2
Oct 15, 2021
Measuring Cow Herd Efficiency, Role of Research in Cow-Calf Operations, Transition Diets during Weaning
Oct 08, 2021
Is It Actually Pinkeye, Acidosis and Semen Production, Grazing Management Plans, Carbon Credits
Oct 01, 2021
Beef Balance Sheet, Bull Management, Grazing Monitoring, Antibiotic Treatment after Non-Response
Sep 24, 2021
Stress in Cattle, Cow Herd Size Changes, Grazing Monitoring, Antibiotic Wait Time
Sep 17, 2021
Post-weaning Cow Management, Traceability in the Cow-Calf Herd, Better Antibiotics, Food Waste Research
Sep 10, 2021
Research Round-Up, Alternative Marketing, Talent Management and Development, Flooring and Lameness, Anaplasmosis
Aug 27, 2021
Grazing Rates, Labor, Solar Panels, Anthrax
Aug 27, 2021
Pond Management, Invest in your Herd, Reducing Shrinkage, Weaning and Cow Health
Aug 20, 2021
Rabies in Cattle, Choice vs. Select, Research Roundup, Blackleg, Invest in your Herd
Aug 13, 2021
Grazing Season, Purchase or Produce Hay, Hay Quality and Quantity, Pre-weaning Health Management
Aug 06, 2021
Low Stress Weaning, Managing Immunity, Post-weaning Weight Loss, Pain Management
Jul 30, 2021
Culling Cows, Biosecurity, Research Roundup, Sustainability, Over the Counter Antibiotics
Jul 23, 2021
Fencing, Fair Season, Summer Pneumonia, Net Wrap
Jul 16, 2021
Fly Control, Euthanasia, Drought Management, Supplement Stocker Cattle
Jul 09, 2021
Cow-calf Software, Baling Hay, Research Roundup, Creep Feeding, Milk Fever
Jul 02, 2021
Research Roundup, Beef Calves from Dairy, Pinkeye, Replacing Corn with Wheat, Cow Vaccinations
Jun 25, 2021
Training Students in Animal Science, New Technologies in the Repro World, Matching Cows to the Environment
Jun 18, 2021
Stocking Rate, Cattle Cycle, Value of Genetic Testing, Route of Administration
Jun 11, 2021
Hoof Care, Water Quality, Kansas Farm Bureau, First Calf Heifers
Jun 04, 2021
Feed Efficiency, Feet and Leg Scores, Heat Stress
May 28, 2021
High Commodity Prices, Drought Management, Implants in Young Calves, Vaccinating in Warm Weather
May 21, 2021
Bottle Calves, Bringing In Orphans, In-season Breeding Soundness Exam, Grass Feeding
May 14, 2021
Animal Agriculture Research, Replacement Heifers, Generic Antimicrobials, Deworming Strategies
May 07, 2021
Cattle Bloat, US Beef Imports and Exports, Copper and Trace Minerals, Johnes Disease
Apr 30, 2021
Brazil Production System, Mineral Selection Plans, Calving Timing, Needle Size
Apr 23, 2021
News Update, BVD, Summer Pasture Utilization, Listener Question
Apr 16, 2021
Impact of Grazing Season, AI Synchronization, Cow Depreciation, Hair Shedding
Apr 09, 2021
War Against Weeds, Weed Management, Grazing Management, Natives vs. Introduced
Apr 02, 2021
Cull Cows, Calving Difficulty, the Transition to Grass, Following Up
Mar 27, 2021
Cull Cows, Calving Difficulty, Transitioning to Grass, Following Up
Mar 26, 2021
Sustainability, Calving and Spring Issues, BSE, Bull Management and Genetics
Mar 19, 2021
Hay Feeding, Breeding Soundness Exam, Bull Economics, Extending Grazing Season
Mar 12, 2021
Cost of open cows, treating calf scours, mud muck enterotoxemia
Mar 05, 2021
Stump the Experts, Prevention Calf Scours, Colostrum Follow-Up, Bull Spring Training
Feb 26, 2021
Synchronization Programs in Heifers, Cold Stress Management, Sustainability in Grasslands
Feb 19, 2021
Eric Atkinson, Technology for Information, Ag Innovations, Trends in Information Gathering
Feb 12, 2021
Breeding and Heterogeneity, Colostrum, International Trade, Bull Social Introduction
Feb 05, 2021
Traceability, CattleTrace Pilot Project and Memberships
Jan 29, 2021
Winter Lice, Growing Calf Rations, Cash Marketing of Fed Cattle, Providing Minerals
Jan 22, 2021
Post-Calving Breeding, Replacement Heifers, Pointers for New Operations, Rotational Grazing Fencing Options
Jan 15, 2021
Monitoring BCS, Breeding Fall Cows, Cow Size and Profitability, Polio
Jan 08, 2021
Grazing Soybean Stubble, Fescue Toxicity and Vasodilators, Cover Crops to Use Nitrogen in Dry Lot, Winter Water Mineral Supplementation
Jan 01, 2021
Thin Cow Management, Cull Cow Sales, Feeding During Pregnancy, Year End Analysis
Dec 25, 2020
Foot Problems, Fall Calf Health Issues, Screw Claws, Shelter and Cows in Pasture
Dec 18, 2020
Vaccine Handling, Livestock Financing, Pregnancy Concerns, Value of Land
Dec 11, 2020
Pregnancy Checking, Feeding Equipment, Thin Cow Management, Listener Question
Dec 04, 2020
Antibiotic Use, Variable Costs, Average Age of Farmers, Vaccinating Cows
Nov 27, 2020
KFMA Data, Grazing Crop Residue, Listener Question, More Resources
Nov 20, 2020
KFMA Cattle Data Report, Planning Hay Feeding, Listener Question, Weaning Final Exam
Nov 13, 2020
Ask the expert, mental health, animal handling facilities, winter water management
Nov 06, 2020
Grazing control, feeding steers at home, tips for finishing a few calves, Veterinary Practice Sustainability Committee
Oct 30, 2020
Meet Fred Gingrich, 2020 AABP Conference Updates, Biggest Issues in the Cattle Industry
Oct 23, 2020
First Frost, Conversations with Your Lender, Strategies for Talking with Your Lender, Cow Culling Management, Winter Grazing
Oct 16, 2020
Job Satisfaction Data, Capturing Value on Calves, Tips for Capturing Value on Calves, Dry Lot vs Pasture Calving, Death Loss Data
Oct 09, 2020
Anaplasmosis, Newly Weaned Calves, Tips for Evaluating Disease in Newly Weaned Calves, New Technology
Oct 02, 2020
BQA Certification, Remodeling Handling Facilities, BQA’s Role in Processing Calves, Biosecurity with BQA
Sep 25, 2020
Fall Calving, Top Differences Between Fall and Spring Calving, LRP Questions, Alternative Feedstuffs
Sep 18, 2020
Stump the Expert, Low Stress Weaning, Tips for Managing Low Stress Weaning, Livestock Risk Protection Tools
Sep 11, 2020
Stump the Expert, Pre-Conditioning, Top Preventative Health Tips for Pre-Conditioning, BQA Tips for Weaning, Early Preg-Checks
Sep 04, 2020
Fall Grazing, Tips for Fall Grazing, Johnson Grass Questions, Amino Acid Supplementation
Aug 28, 2020
Pinkeye, Understanding EPDs, Tips for Reading EPDs, Telemedicine
Aug 21, 2020
Stump the Expert, General Economic Status, Big Issues in Rural Practice, Opportunities in Rural Practice
Aug 14, 2020
Stump the Expert, Herd Record System, Priorities for Cow/Calf Herd Record System, Rotational Grazing, Feeding Cattle at Home
Aug 07, 2020
Planting Fescue, Hay Storage, Tips for Storing Hay Outside, Foot Rot
Jul 31, 2020
Stump the Expert, Blue Green Algae Questions, Summer Pre-Weaning Pneumonia, Early Weaning, Vesticular Stomatitis
Jul 24, 2020
Creep Feeding, Top Tips for Creep Feeding, Blue Green Algae Concerns, Heat & Transporting Cattle
Jul 17, 2020
Monitoring Water, Culling Bulls, Top Considerations for Culling Bulls, Heat & Breeding, Your Calf & His Developing Rumen
Jul 10, 2020
Meet Myriah Johnson, Stump the Expert, Sustainability Impact on You, Tips for Managing Sustainability on Your Operation, Current Sustainability Research Focus
Jul 03, 2020
Stump the Expert, Direct Beef Marketing, Top Considerations for Direct Marketing Beef, Pinkeye, Pulling Bulls from the Breeding Pasture
Jun 26, 2020
Gabby’s Questions, Water Consumption, Top Water Management Considerations for Summer, Fly Control, Hay Management
Jun 19, 2020
Dustin Questions, Listener Question, Legume Bloat, Top Ways to Prevent and Manage Legume Bloat, Price Risk Management
Jun 12, 2020
Meet Jeanette Thurston, Dustin Questions, New Consumer Behaviors, Top Post-Pandemic Consumer Behaviors, Food Security
Jun 05, 2020
Student’s Perspective on COVID, Meet Dr. Matthew Kelso, VTPRK Program, FAVC Program
May 29, 2020
Vaccine Handling Quiz, In Season BSE, Top Items to Check In Season for Successful Breeding, Predicting/Monitoring Weather, In the News
May 22, 2020
Dustin Questions, Supply Chain Disruption, Spring Processing of Calves, Top Considerations for Processing Calves, Listener Questions
May 15, 2020
Calving Timing, Optimizing Cow Size, Tips for Determining Optimum Cow Size in Your Operation, Burning Management, Listener Question
May 08, 2020
Pre-harvest Pathogen Control, Future Trends in Food Safety, Top Future Trends in Food Safety, Listener Question
May 01, 2020
Heifer CONSULT, Getting Cows Bred Early, Tips for Getting Cows Bred Early, Sync Protocols, Listener Question
Apr 24, 2020
Beef Prices Up, Cattle Prices Down, Grazing Management and Pasture Turnout, Top Recommendations for Transitioning Cows to Grass, Grass Tetany
Apr 17, 2020
Dustin Questions, Disease Response/Traceability in the Age of COVID 19, Incoming Bull Management Biosecurity, Tips for Bringing New Bulls Into Your Operation, Listener Question
Apr 10, 2020
COVID Responses, KLA Update, Managing a Business During a Crisis, Tips for Managing a Business In a Crisis, Opportunities Post Crisis
Apr 03, 2020
Contracted tendons in calves, Separate replacements from herd, Accounting for depreciation in a budget, Dwarfism in young calves, Gestation length and calf size, Calving timing and production efficiency, Biggest changes in beef industry, Keys to cow-
Mar 27, 2020
Biosecurity & Risk Management, Beef Demand Index, Listener Question, Getting Bulls Ready for Breeding, Top Tips for Preparing Bulls for Breeding
Mar 20, 2020
Dustin’s Travels, Cow-Calf Profitability, Calf Death Loss, Top Ways to Manage Death Loss in Your Herd, Protein Supplementation, Listener Question
Mar 14, 2020
When to Calve, Deciding to Treat, Top 4 Criteria for Deciding When to Treat, Genetics and Health
Mar 06, 2020
Listener Question, Ways to Advocate, Top Ways to Be an Effective Advocate, Sustainability
Feb 28, 2020
Dustin Questions, Antibiotic Use with Scours, Antibiotic Use with Respiratory Disease, Protocol for Treatment, Tips for Building a Treatment Protocol, Future of Antibiotics
Feb 21, 2020
NCBA Recap, Listener Question, Calving Season Preparation, Top Things to Consider Preparing for Calving, Calving Scenarios
Feb 14, 2020
2020 Trends, Buying a Bull, Top Buying a Bull Considerations, Bull:Cow Ratio, New Technology
Feb 07, 2020
U.S. CattleTrace, Why You Should Care About Expanding Traceability, Adding Value to Feeder Calves
Jan 31, 2020
CattleTrace, U.S. Herd Breed Composition, Tips for Planning Your Breeding Program, Heterosis Testing, Upcoming Events
Jan 24, 2020
Mud Control, Listener Question, Colostrum Management, Top Tips for Managing Colostrum, Recruitment & Retention, Electronic ID Tags
Jan 17, 2020
Year End Reviews, Purchasing Heifer Bulls, Top Criteria for Selecting Heifer Bulls, Listener Question, Upcoming Events
Jan 10, 2020
Mock Trace Event, KFMA Research, Record Keeping in the New Year, Top Areas to Keep Records in the New Year, Listener Question, Hay Feeding Influence on Calving
Jan 03, 2020
Meet Dr. Hans Coetzee, Anaplasmosis Control, Antimicrobial Sales, Castration Pain/Stress, Tips for Managing Castration Pain/Stress, Pain Management Tools
Dec 27, 2019
Economic Impacts, Listener Question, Top Tips for Early Calving, Changes in Cow/Calf Herds, Breeding Season
Dec 20, 2019
History of Traceability in Scotland, Consumer Impact/Exports, Implementation of System, Benefits of System, Recommendations
Dec 13, 2019
CattleTrace Industry Impacts, Cattle Cycle, Cow Depreciation, Top 3 Tips for Managing Cow Depreciation, Dollar Cost Averaging Approach
Dec 06, 2019
Dustin Questions, Ag Credit Survey, Listener Question, Tips for Managing Profitability in Stocker Cattle, Health Protocols
Nov 29, 2019
Dustin Questions, CattleTrace, Meet Andrew Moxey, Replacement Heifers, Tips for Replacement Heifer Selection at Weaning, Genomic Testing
Nov 22, 2019
Cow Intake, Protein Supplementation, Cull Cow Options, Tips for Cull Cow Management, CattleTrace Symposium
Nov 15, 2019
Recent Events, Winter Hay Management, Top Tips for Winter Hay Management, Calf Productivity
Nov 07, 2019
Meet Sara Place, Non-Commercial Food Service & the Beef Industry, Sustainability Facts, Top Sustainability Facts, Cow-Calf Sustainability, Mature Cow Size
Oct 31, 2019
Dustin Questions, Weaning Calves, Calf Marketing, Top 5 Calf Marketing Considerations, Value of Preg-Checking
Oct 25, 2019
Meet Forrest Buhler, Dustin Questions, Transition Plan Definitions, Succession Planning, Business Structures
Oct 18, 2019
Listener Question, Antimicrobial Definitions, Culling Cows, Top “O”‘s of Culling, Vaccinating Fall Calving Herds
Oct 11, 2019
Listener Question, Grazing Sorghum, Trace Minerals, Top Mineral Considerations, Vaccinating Spring Calving Cows
Oct 03, 2019
Dustin Questions, Ultrasound Guidelines Council, Pre-Processing Check, Tips for Pre-Processing Facility Check, New Facility Guidelines, Facility Costs
Sep 28, 2019
What is Anaplasmosis, Handling Cattle with Anaplasmosis, Anaplasmosis in Your Herd, Tips for Managing Anaplasmosis, Body Condition
Sep 20, 2019
Dustin Questions, Meet Brian Lubbers, Antimicrobial Plan, Antimicrobial Selection Tips, Castration, Antimicrobial Stewardship
Sep 16, 2019
Risk Management, Dustin Questions, Cow Breakeven, Tips to Manage Cow Breakeven, Cover Crops, Stockmanship
Sep 05, 2019
Meet John & Chase, Cattle Handling, Stockmanship & Stewardship Seminar, Value of BQA, Vaccine Handling
Aug 30, 2019
Reproductive Heritability, Bull Selection, Top Tips to Prepare for Fall Weaning, Fall Weaning & Processing
Aug 26, 2019
Conference Updates, Pasture Management, Creep Feeding, Top Tips for Summer Nutritional Planning, BQA, In the News
Aug 16, 2019
Sarah Bowser, Cattle Feeding & Sorghum, Sorghum Challenges/Opportunities, Sorghum Research, Fall Calving, Top Tips for Fall Calving, Fly Control
Aug 13, 2019
Poll Question, Summertime Pneumonia, Top Summer Pneumonia Risk Factors, Deworming, Trailer/Tire Management
Aug 02, 2019
Fencing Estimates, Listener Question, Important Cow-Calf Traits, Tips for Deciding Important Traits, Fencing, BIF Update
Jul 26, 2019
Dr. Joe McMeniman, Ag Econ Questions, National American Society of Animal Science, Pre-Conditioning Calves, Top Tips for Mid-Summer Pre-Conditioning, Australian Issues
Jul 19, 2019
Pink Eye, County Fair, Top Tips for Going to the County Fair, Transition Plans, Heat Stress
Jul 12, 2019
Hy-Plains Conference, Listener Question, Top Tips for New Producers, Invasive Species, Top Traits for Beef Cows, Transition Plan Poll
Jul 05, 2019
Dr. Ellis, HR Risk, Transition/Estate Plans, Top 5 Areas of Risk & How to Manage, Crisis Communication, Communication Strategies, Fall Brown Calves & Weaning Tips
Jun 27, 2019
Keep/Cull Poll Question, Livestock Risk Protection, Dr. Larson’s Tanzania Trip, Ag Econ Questions, Institutional Risk, Young Calf Health, Top 5 Health Concerns with Pre-Weaned Calves, Soil Spores, Foot Rot
Jun 21, 2019
Dr. Dodd, Breeding Season To-do, Moving Calving Season, 7 Tips to Consider when Moving Calving Season, Financial Risk
Jun 14, 2019
Ag Economics Question, Listener Question, Top 9 Tips for Bringing in Replacements to Manage Health Risks, Production Risk, What to do with a Cow that has Lost a Calf and Kansas Mesonet Cattle Comfort Index
Jun 06, 2019
BCI collaborates with K-State’s housing and dining, animal science, others to celebrate Kansas Day
Feb 26, 2019
Moving Cattle after Breeding, Creep Feeding Calves, Mycoplasma Bovis, Recent Industry News
Jul 10, 2018