A nutrition and reproduction workshop will be held at the University of Missouri Thompson Farm near Spickard at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13.
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The session will cover recent advances in beef breeding research conducted at the farm, said David Patterson, MU Extension beef specialist. The farm is part of the MU Agricultural Experiment Station.
Patterson will tell of recent successes in synchronizing cows and heifers to be artificially inseminated in one day. The technique reduces labor required for AI breeding.
Daniel Schafer of MFA livestock division, Columbia, will report on the value of using proven sires in AI breeding. Schafer conducted research at MU Thompson Farm and other Missouri research herds.
Chris Zumbrunnen, regional livestock specialist at Milan, will discuss using ethanol byproducts as supplemental feed for cows on winter pastures.
“Increased supplies of corn byproducts are available to beef herd owners,” Zumbrunnen said. “There are advantages to feeding distillers grains, as well as some limits.”
Joe Koenen, MU Extension farm business specialist at Unionville, will discuss beef-cow economics.
“Controlling costs will be more critical in the next few years due to higher feed prices and somewhat lower calf prices,” Koenen said. “Doing the little things right will make a big difference in a producer’s bottom line.”
The program will run from 4:30 to 8 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m., said David McAtee, manager of the Thompson Farm.
The program is free, however, advanced registration is required. Persons planning to attend should call Tamie Carr at 660-895-5121 at the MU Forage Systems Research Center at Linneus.
MU Thompson Farm is located seven miles west of Spickard at the end of Highway C.