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Winter 2020 | Volume 3, Issue 2
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In this Issue: 1 Hit the Moving Target
Nutrition is key to managing the postpartum interval and the easiest way to shorten the postpartum period. Just before and just after calving provide the most opportunity to impact profit factors such as cow costs, weaning weights and percent calf crop.
3 We Don’t Have a Shot for That!
Dr. Randall Spare provides an analysis of commonly asked questions regarding conception rates upon the conclusion of fall 2019 herd work, including pregnancy testing. The questions may be common, but the solutions can be more complex and require a thorough examination of the overall herd management practices.
10 When Farming Is Your First Love
Kansas AgrAbility and similar programs across the U.S. are making it possible for people with physical mobility or cognitive issues caused by an accident, age or a chronic condition to continue to work and enjoy a quality of life otherwise compromised. The grant funded program works with K-State’s Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering to design new equipment or modify existing resources to enable the continuation of a farmer or rancher’s earning ability.
22 Carry On
Climate change isn’t about winners or losers. At the end of the day, climate change is an incredibly complicated issue that can only be addressed through sound science and sane policy. Anything short of that risks results of unintended, long-term global food insecurity of great proportions. Food producers will adapt. They always do.
27 Cyclical Plateau Ahead
Fewer calves and trade deals should help underpin cattle prices. Analysts with RaboResearch Food and Agribusiness report in the organization’s global Animal Protein Outlook 2020, “With only a fractional increase in production and solid exports, U.S. fed cattle prices are expected to change little.”
Hit the moving target Nutrition is key to managing the postpartum interval. By Wes Ishmael
Right now, just before and just after calving, many cow-calf producers have the opportunity to critically impact profit-centric factors, such as cow costs, weaning weights and the percent calf crop. “This period from calving until the cow conceives is the most critical period in a cow’s production cycle
and minimizing this time period is important for several reasons,” says Rick Funston, beef cattle reproductive physiologist at the West Central Research and Extension Center at North Platte, Nebraska. For one thing, Funston explains early-cycling cows have more chances of
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We Don’t Have a Shot for That By Randall Spare, DVM
The fall herd work for us at Ashland Veterinary Center is coming to a close. As the calendar turns to 2020, one might think the next task on our minds is calving season, then evaluating bulls for the upcoming breeding season. Yes, this is true. However, now is when we gather data from the fall work of pregnancy evaluation and assessing body condition. These two data points are heavily correlated. The nutritional status of the cow herd the next few months through calving will affect your 2020 pregnancy rate and breeding distribution. Our clients often asked, “How is the pregnancy rate this fall?” Or, “How are heifers breeding?” Many producers want to know how they compare with others, or what they can expect when their herds are palpated. In other words, the real question being asked is, what is the chance I will have an acceptable percent of cows bred in the breeding season? The question I then ask myself is, “Why do we leave so much to chance when it comes to conception and reproduction?” Reproduction is a lowly heritable trait compared to other traits such as gain, marbling, ribeye area or even temperament within beef cattle. Another way to state this is that management, such as feeding and health, have a much greater effect on fertility in the cow herd than heritability. Data collected at the time of palpating indicates the number one factor that affects pregnancy rate is the body condition score (BCS) of the cows. Many of the herds we serve utilize similar health management systems. In our practice setting, BVD status continues to be the cornerstone of health management. BVD is controlled through testing, biosecurity and vaccination using industry standards.
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As calving season begins or is on the horizon, the most important management tool we have is nutrition. As BVD is controlled, the vaccination tools are much more effective in mitigating other disease pressures. Age of a group, or individuals within a herd, is also a confounding factor. As cows age and the teeth wear, fertility declines. Or, the very young coming three-year-olds are more frequently open. Ultimately, even as age varies, those cows that have a lower BCS are more likely to be open. The range of pregnancy rates in cows this fall ranged from 75 percent up to 98 percent for a 60-day breeding season. Those with the highest pregnancy rates had a body condition score of 5.5 or greater. The herd with the lowest pregnancy rate of 75 percent, had an average BCS of 4. This suggests that as BCS scores go up, so does the pregnancy rate. As calving season begins or is on the horizon, the most important management tool we have is nutrition. Finding the nutritional requirements for each stage of production is available in many sources. These requirements will increase as the temperature
drops and wet muddy conditions increase. Those cows that start into winter with a BCS of 5 or greater have more margin when the temperature drops and the wind and weather stress increases. The University of Nebraska reports the lower critical temperature (LCT) of cattle occurs when the temperature falls below a threshold and the cow needs use energy to maintain body temperature. Therefore, body condition becomes a risk management tool. A thin cow, with a BCS of 4 has a higher LCT than a cow in BCS of 5. A BCS of 4 has a LCT of 27 degrees compared to a cow in BCS of 5 with a LCT of 19 degrees. Cows energy needs increase as the temperature goes down. Lactation also increases the energy needs of the cow. Astute cowmen adjust for adverse weather conditions each year. Because forage is the major source of nutrients for the cowherd, it is important to have the forage analyzed each year. The variability of some nutrients can be as great as 50 percent from year to year. This analysis will allow the supplement program to be tailored to the forage nutrient content and the environment. During those times of the year when there is increased moisture, wind and decreased temperature, it is virtually impossible to feed enough Continued on page 8 _______________________________________
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getting bred during a limited breeding season, leading to higher conception rates than cows that cycle later. Plus, all else being equal—genetics, dam age, nutrition and such—cows conceiving early in the breeding season will have older, heavier-weaning calves that are more uniform. “Previous data from the Integrated Resource Management program evaluated characteristics of a profitable beef cow-calf operation and found that ranches with a high percent of calves born early in the operation’s calving period were more profitable,” Funston says. “This doesn’t mean calving early in the year, necessarily, but at whatever time a producer has chosen for calving; those who have a higher percent born early in their calving period are more profitable.” Of the numerous factors affecting how soon cows will cycle after calving, Funston says nutrition is the easiest way to shorten the postpartum period. “Nutrition demands increase greatly in late gestation and even more in early lactation,” Funston explains. “Reproduction is of very low priority when nutrient partitioning is considered and that is why cows in thin body condition often don’t rebreed.” Heading into calving, Dale Blasi, Extension beef cattle specialist at Kan-
sas State University (KSU) explains mature cows should have a body condition score (BCS) of 5. It should be 6 for first and second calvers. As producers know, and Blasi explains, hard-won body condition can virtually melt away from cows, given the right set of circumstances. “We never know what Mother Nature is going to do a month or two from now. Better body condition gives you more flexibility,” Blasi says. Incidentally, rather than squander dollars and efficiency trying to increase the entire herd’s body condition, Funston suggests sorting cows by BCS and feeding them accordingly.
Matching Winter Nutrition to Cow Needs “The cow’s nutrient requirements are in a constant state of change as she cycles through the different stages of production. At the same time, the grazed forage base is in a constant state of change,” says David Lalman, a beef cattle specialist at Oklahoma State University (OSU). “Stockpiled, senescent winter forage may have ample leaf material with moderate digestibility in November. However, as the winter season progresses, precipitation, grazing, freezing and thawing all have Continued on page 6 ________________________________________
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the effect of gradually reducing grazed forage quality available to the cattle. Therefore, a key consideration is designing a supplementation program that is inexpensive, convenient, fills the nutrient gaps, and can be easily adjusted to hit the moving targets.” Blasi adds that forage quality is also a function of stocking rate, especially if cows are grazing crop residue. According to Funston, energy appears to be the nutrient that most affects reproductive performance; increasing the diet’s energy density can enhance reproductive performance. Some research shows supplemental fat may have such an effect because it is a concentrated energy source. Most benefit in fat supplementation has been shown prior to calving and should only be considered when it is of comparable cost on a unit of protein and energy basis as other supplements. Funston cautions that care must be taken to avoid feeding nutrients in excess. Protein serves as a prime example. On one hand, Blasi says, “Make sure you don’t short them on protein requirements. It helps maximize the digestibility of low quality forage, besides its importance to the neonate and colostrum quality.”
On the other, Funston explains research has shown excess protein can be detrimental to reproductive performance in cattle because of increased urea content in the reproductive tract, which appears to be detrimental to embryonic development. Likewise, Blasi notes, “If you’re using a lot of byproduct-based feeds, like distillers grains, you need to take into account the phosphorous that’s being delivered, as well as the minerals.” Arguably, not much has changed when it comes to cow nutrition basics, although Lalman believes there is growing recognition that winning the battle has as much to do with the type of cow. Think here in terms of things like cow size and genetic potential for milk production. “The value of years of experience, along with good records, should not be overlooked,” Lalman says. “For example, here in Oklahoma, we have several operations that rely primarily on native rangeland for winter forage with little to no hay. In those systems, the ranchers have been very intentional about timing of calving (later...March and April), type of cow, grazing management intended to stockpile forage for winter grazing, and a strategic supplementation
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program. Depending on the year (cow condition and forage conditions), they might be able to get by with supplementing 1 lb. of high-protein (38-40%) cake in November, 2 lbs. in December, and bump the cattle to 3 lbs. per head per day in January and February. Assuming cows consistently come through the winter in good body condition as calving approaches, these systems can be highly successful. There are years where more winter energy supplement is required. A good example would be this last winter where we had day after day of cold, wet weather. In years like that, these folks would switch to a moderate-protein supplement (20-30%) and feed more to get the energy to maintain body condition.” A number of free online tools are available to help balance rations and explore alternatives, such as OSU’s Cowculator (Beef.OKState.edu) and KSU’s spreadsheet that evaluates total costs of various protein supplementation programs (AgManager. info/KSU-Cattle-Supplementation-Cost). “If a producer is unfamiliar with the forage base or the cattle, we encourage them to get some forage quality data and run the numbers through a ration evaluation program. This will give them a great place to start,” Lalman says. After that, he explains it comes down to being able to see how cows are responding and what adjustments need to be made. “You’ve got to know what’s going into your cows,” Blasi says. “Take care of calorie and protein requirements and you take care of 95% of the winter nutrition challenges and then add a solid mineral program.” With minerals in mind, Blasi cautions that consumption is not equivalent to quality. “Most minerals are formulated to meet 50% of the cow’s requirements. Make sure you’re approximating what their needs are,” Blasi says. Continued from page 3 ________________________________________
high-quality forage and supplement to maintain or gain BCS. When the nutritional margin has been created by maintaining a BCS of 5 or greater by the beginning of the third trimester, a cow will more likely be able to maintain that condition to the beginning of the breeding season. An astute manager will not risk an unacceptable conception rate during breeding season. He or she will make certain the nutritional management and supplementation is accurate and scientific to meet the cows dietary needs throughout the year.
Other Management Considerations Supplementation Frequency “Smaller packages of protein supplement can be delivered three times or twice per week without reducing cow performance,” Lalman says. “So if the target is the equivalent of 3 lbs. per day and feeding interval is three times per week, then 7 lbs. could be delivered to the cows on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, for example.” “In the fall, when the weather is friendlier and the cows’ nutritional needs aren’t as high, I’m comfortable with supplementing them every two or three days because it saves a lot of indirect costs,” Blasi says. “By the third trimester, though, I think you need to be delivering supplement and looking at them every day.” Ionophores Ionophores approved for cows have been shown to influence reproductive performance during the postpartum period, according to Funston. He explains cows and first-calf heifers fed an ionophore exhibit a shorter postpartum interval, provided adequate energy is supplied in the diet. The effect appears to be more evident in less intensely managed herds that generally have moderate (60 to 85 days) or longer postpartum intervals. Estrus Synchronization with Progestins It can bring cows into heat but will not solve fertility problems, Funston says. These products may shorten the postpartum interval, provided all other management practices are optimum, such as nutrition and body condition. “While these management practices can assist in shortening the postpartum interval, none will take the place of good overall management, beginning with a sound herd health program and proper nutrition,” Funston explains. And, as Blasi says, “A little animal husbandry goes a long way.”
Often, we learn from past experiences. We remember the extended cold, wet and harsh winter that affected much of the upper Midwest in 2019. We fielded more calls about weak and stillborn calves. Many of these conversations began with, “Doc what shot can I give my cows to stop them from having premature or weak calves? I have been feeding them just like last year.” Poor conception cannot be solved with a “shot.” The first response to resolving pregnancy wastage is to analyze the feeding program.
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When Farming is Your First Love Although a person’s circumstances and abilities may change, their dreams don’t have to. By Paige Nelson
Life changes in an instant or gradually, sometimes both. Most people don’t think twice about jumping out of the pickup, flinging open the gate, leaping back into the cab, jamming the truck in gear, stepping on it, driving through the open gate, almost simultaneously slamming on the breaks and throwing it in park, jumping back out, running for the gate, all before the
newly weaned calves make their break. But for some, this scenario is made much more difficult due to injury from an accident, chronic illness or the effects of age. While physical mobility may be hampered to some degree, rarely is the love of the lifestyle or the need for the fulfillment, which only agriculture can engender. This is where Kansas AgrAbility, and
programs in 20 other states across the country, find their purpose. We want to help people continue to farm as long as they would like to, says Tawnie Larson, coordinator for the Kansas AgrAbility Project at Kansas State University. That is exactly what the program has done for the Bolte family. “I’ve got MS [multiple sclerosis].
Back left: Becky Bolte, Marcus Bolte. Front: Michael Bolte Source: Becky Bolte
It affects my walking, on my left side, mainly,” describes Michael Bolte. Mobility and versatility is a must for Michael on his wheat, corn, soybean, grain sorhum and cow-calf farm. The family-run business has been in operation for more than 35 years, and the day-to-day work is accomplished between Michael, Becky, his wife, and their son, Marcus. Because of the help provided by AgrAbility, Becky says, “Mike is still able to be involved in farming, since that is his first love.”
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“Our main focus at Kansas AgrAbility is to work with farmers, ranchers, employees and families involved in agriculture,” explains Larson. “Our client majority is someone that has some type of limitation that’s keeping them from doing what they want to do in the phase and manner that they can continue to do it as long as they would like to. It can be a physical or a cognitive disability. It could be a chronic health condition like MS or spina bifida. It could be a trau-
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matic brain injury or spinal cord injury, as well as basic mobility.” While their clients’ ability to get the crop in at the end of the year is a goal for AgrAbility, it’s not the only goal. The project realizes lifestyle continues after the tractor shuts down. “We help them come up with some solutions to work safely and work so they don’t wear out their body during the day, so they can continue to do things with their family and the things that they enjoy,” Larson says. “We want them to continue to farm, but we also want them to be able to go to their grandkid’s basketball game at night.” During the past year, Kansas AgrAbility has served 90 clients. Of those 90, 37% were women and 63% men. The average client age is 54; 24% are between 7-20 years old, 11% are between 21 and 40, 9% are between 41 and 60, 56% are 61 and older. Fifty-two percent are in field crops; 20% are in livestock; and 16% are in agribusiness. AgrAbility covers all 105 counties in Kansas and has six access sites throughout the state. The United States Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture funds AgrAbility in a competitive grants program. The project reapplies every four years. AgrAbility serves those with physical or cognitive limitations, whether those limitations are caused by an accident, age or are the result of a chronic condition. In Michael’s case, AgrAbility helped the family decide to change the lift system they were using for him. “We used to have a lift on each machine. It was run by a winch to bring you up and down and I was able to
stand up and step across it. But I lost my ability to stand, so I was having to slide across,” remembers Michael. “Without AgrAbility’s help, he wouldn’t be able to get into the tractor,” notes Becky. Now the family uses a cherry pick-
Kansas AgrAbility’s goal is to help people continue to farm or ranch and work in a way that allows them to still enjoy life off the farm. Source: Kansas AgrAbility
er-style lift. It has a seat and elevates to varying heights. “It will put me in anything I have from the skid steer to the combine. We’ve made a lot of updates ourselves. Our son is very good at repairing or
building a lot of things that I need,” says Michael. Michael is now able to operate the farm’s machinery—a huge help—but for Becky, the lift means much more.
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Di r e c t or of H e r d I m prov e m en t. With more Angus influenced cattle qualifying for the Certified Angus Beef ® brand than ever before, it’s clear that the Angus bull has become America’s bull. He sires calving ease, growth and superior marbling. He works well in any environment, and on any cow, regardless of breed. Make sure that America’s bull serves as your director of herd improvement. Angus. America’s breed. Go to www.Angus.org/businessbreed or call 816.383.5100 to learn more.
Source: Kansas AgrAbility
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six months, yet the couple is happy with the outcome. “They really tried to do their best. They are really good to work with, I must say,” the Boltes comment. AgrAbility does not provide funding for any recommended implements or devices but is involved in providing ideas for funding. “We can assist in funding resources. It might be through vocational rehabilitation or a grant from a foundation that specializes in a particular type of injury. There’s a multitude of different resources that we can try and assist with the application process,” notes Larson. A client wanting to try out a device or implement before purchasing has that option through one of AgrAbility’s partners that offers a short-term use program.
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“It’s great peace of mind to know that he’s safe and I don’t have to constantly worry about him,” she admits. “Our son has been a godsend because he does a lot of the physical labor.”
Process Once AgrAbility has been contacted and is aware of the situation, Larson explains, they will perform an onsite visit. In the onsite visit, she says, our assistive technology ag specialists will observe the different places on their property that they work. We will then make recommendations and provide them with a written report. We review the recommendations and resources available with them and their family and discuss the next steps. The Bolte’s application process took
Post Rock Cattle Co.
Source: Kansas State University Libraries
Once the devices and/or implements are in place, AgrAbility can provide training and inspection to ensure proper and safe use. The project also tries to connect farmers to peer groups. “We try to set them up so they can get to know someone else that is in a similar situation to be able to work together and have someone to reach
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TM 42
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200 Lots Sell
Bio and Ag Engineering
120 Gelbvieh and Balancer Bulls 80 Gelbvieh And Balancer Females Every 6 year old female sells
MB FPI EPI 0.18 68.38 89.30
VLK Young Gun C503 Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled Balancer Young Gun was the 2017 Reserve National Champion Balancer Bull in Denver, and he’s proving to be an equally impressive breeding bull. As more data becomes available, it indicates that he’s a below-average birthweight sire with above-average growth and acceptable carcass merit. His daughters will be his hallmark and are some of our most valued young cows.
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DCSF POST ROCK WAVE 118B2 Selling DCSF Posr Rock Wave 118B2, the dam of 49G2 pictured. Her red Post Rock Powerbuilt daughter created a lot of interest and was among the high sellers in last fall’s Kansas Gelbvieh Association Pick of the Herd Sale to Hilltop Farms of Missouri. 118B2 is a two-time dam of merit as was her dam and granddam.
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out to,” she adds. If repairs or adjustments need to be made, peer groups are helpful, but project staff can connect farmers with manufacturers, too.
at the ranch, Barnard, Kansas
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Ag engineering students design a skid steer attachment that removes net wrap and unrolls the bale without the operator exiting the vehicle. Source:
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EGL Game Changer D136 Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled Balancer EGL Game Changer will have a large and exciting sire group selling this year. At the recent American Gelbvieh Association Scale and Rail contest, Gamechanger proved to be the big winner, siring the high-gaining balancer steer, the high carcass value balancer steer, and the overall high profit sire group winner in the balancer division. This is the first time in contest history that a single sire has swept all three divisions of the contest. You are sure to be impressed with the Game Changers.
When there isn’t an off-the-shelf solution or a unique situation presents itself, AgrAbility mobilizes the Kansas State Biological and Agricultural Engineering professors and students. With the help of professors throughout the research and development process, the student design team modifies or manufactures equipment to fit their client’s needs. Student engineers are involved from the beginning. They meet with the client, ascertain needs and work out solutions. Once the equipment is designed and placed, the students continue to work with the farmer. “It’s been a great way to have the students involved,” says Larson. “It helps them think outside the box a little bit, so they can use their skills in many different ways. If they are in ag, of course, then it’s not just all about creating new sprayers and tractors, but being able to fabricate things to help people individually.” According to “Kansas State University Libraries” Winter 2017 issue, in 2017, three student ag engineers chose to design a net wrap remover for Neal Gugler, who is a farmer from southeast of Chapman, Kansas, and is also a paraplegic. The project also served as their senior project. The implement attached to Gugler’s skid steer, allowing him to pick up a round bale, transport it to the field, cut and gather the net wrap and unroll the bale, without exiting the vehicle.
29th Annual Bull & Female Sale
400 Bulls Sell... 325 Registered Angus and
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The spring offering includes thirteen sons of CCR HORIZON, nine sons of CCR WIDE RANGE, two sons of ACW IRONHIDE, six sons of CCR SPARTAN, three sons of HOOK’S BEACON, and the first sons by our junior sire, RCR MARKSMAN. Free delivery is available for the first 300 miles. The private treaty sale kicks off with a bid off day on February 13, 2020.
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Rock Creek Ranch is located at 250 Road 392, Allen, KS 66833.
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Prior to his engineered skid steer attachment, Gulger was using a utility knife and leaning out of the cab to cut the wrap. “I think it’s very satisfying for the college students to see how they can help change someone’s life,” Larson remarks.
Solutions Since the project’s inception in 2002, Kansas AgrAbility has enabled hundreds of people continue to do what they love: farm and ranch. “Farmers try and rig up things all the time and are very inventive, but not always safe. They don’t want to spend the money to do something, but if they would spend a little bit of money, it would probably help them and their family long-term, a lot more than what it costs,” advises Larson. While high-tech solutions like skid steer attachments or tractor lifts are flashy, most solutions come in the form of low-tech. With an aging generation of farmers and ranchers, it is often small and simple changes that will extend their working years. It is these same small and simple changes that will perpetuate current and future ag generations to be healthy enough to continue to farm or ranch well into their later years. Below are Larson’s examples of both high- and low-tech solutions for continued satisfaction in livelihood and lifestyle: • installing bump gates for livestock operators • using equipment lifts to access everything from pickups to skid steers to combines • riding motorized scooters • using wheelchairs or track chairs • installing motorized overhead doors • building or mounting shelves so items don’t have to be lifted off the floor • using an automatic feeder on the back of utility vehicle • wearing a back brace • using a portable corral • using a utility vehicle, four-wheeler or golf cart • wearing impact resistant gloves • using ergonomic tool handles • installing smoke detectors with flashing lights • installing a video doorbell • using a TAP telephone with voice-to-
text so hearing impaired can read the conversation rather than hear it • using communicative devices with rural themes for the speech impaired • mounting larger mirrors on equipment • installing backup cameras • adding extra lighting in shops, barns and barnyards • building ramps • pouring concrete floors and walkways, and more. Additional options and ideas exist if the above do not meet your needs. The national AgrAbility project can be found at AgrAbility.org. If a state doesn’t have a program, the national
program can recruit a nearby state program for assistance. “The funding comes to the state, but we all work together,” Larson explains. “Unfortunately there is always going to be a need for the program because, as we know, farming is one of the most dangerous occupations, so hopefully we can continue to be funded and continue to help farmers and ranchers and their employees, so that they can work as long as they choose,” she adds. In this technological age, future possibilities are promising. Larson predicts the younger generation of farmers will
eagerly adopt autonomous tractors into their operations. Computer technology will aid the old and young alike with more remote decision-making. Advances in adaptive and assistive technology will enable farmers to perform ordinary tasks for the long term. From a family who has worked with AgrAbility for the past 10 years, Becky’s first piece of advice is: “Don’t be afraid to ask for help. That’s the biggest thing. That’s made a huge difference.” Tawnie Larson can be reached at 785-532-2976 or tawnie@ksu.edu. Learn more at AgrAbility.KSU.edu.
Michael using the remote control to run the lift trailer that Life Essentials, a custom mobility products company located in Indiana, built specifically for him. Source: Becky Bolte
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Lazy H Ranch
18th Annual Bull & Female Sale
Sunday • March 1st, 2020 • 1:00 PM • At the Ranch
With guest consignor, Smoky Hill Charolais Farm
Selling 120 Bulls, 95 Angus Bulls and 25 Charolais, 14 to 24 months old Special Highlights - Selling 50 Registered Angus Female Lots: 1 Choice Donor Lot, 15 Spring Yearling Heifers, 20 Fall Bred Heifers & 15 Spring Pairs & Bred Cows!
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OVER 400 Angus, Gelbvieh & Balancer Bulls will sell in Seedstock Plus Sales this spring! Arkansas Bull & Female Sale
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March 28, 2020 Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage, MO Selling 175 - 18 month old & yearling bulls! ALL BLACK! 50 Gelbvieh & Balancer open heifers!
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Carry On Whether or not global temperatures are rising, odds are U.S. agricultural producers will adapt, as always. By Wes Ishmael
It may be easier to hog-tie a hurricane than decipher whether global temperatures are increasing and if so, by how much, let alone the causes and whether or not they can be mitigated. “Rising temperatures, extreme heat, drought, wildfire on rangelands, and heavy downpours are expected to increasingly disrupt agricultural productivity in the United States. Expected
increases in challenges to livestock health, declines in crop yields and quality, and changes in extreme events in the United States and abroad threaten rural livelihoods, sustainable food security, and price stability.” That’s from the “Fourth National Climate Assessment” (most recent) from the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), which includes
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS). Lead agencies are the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It’s the result of the Global Change Research Act of 1990, which mandates that USGCRP deliver a report to Congress and the President no less than every four years, analyzing current trends in global change and the effects
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on the natural environment, agriculture, energy production and use, land and water resources, etc. “Long term warming in the United States has been modest, at most. Thermometers at weather stations throughout the country show significant warming from the late 1800s through the mid-1940s, cooling from the mid1940s through the late 1970s, and then modest warming since the late 1970s. Thermometer readings in the United States report current temperatures are approximately the same as they were 80 years ago. The reality that thermometer readings have shown no dramatic climate change is masked in part by government gatekeepers who have adjusted raw data to give the appearance of more recent warming. Specifically, temperatures from past decades have been adjusted downwards. This gives the appearance of approximately 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 degrees C) of warming compared to the early twentieth century. As a result, virtually all reported warming in the United States during the past 80 years is a result of controversial adjustments to the raw temperature data.” That’s from James Taylor, a senior fellow for environment and energy policy at The Heartland Institute and the director of Heartland’s Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy. This was in a policy brief, “Climate Change and Idaho: A Scientific Assessment,” prepared last March for legislators in that state. As suggested in the first part of this climate-change series (see “Shoving Mother Nature Around”), our attempt is to see what credible science says about where the climate is today and may be heading, not why. Further, the attempt is discerning what that might mean to future agricultural production around the world, especially here in the United States. So, for purposes here, assume for a moment that domestic and international temperatures have been rising and will continue to do so.
Climate Change Likely Creates Winners and Losers “Increases of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), rising temperatures, and altered precipitation patterns will affect agricultural productivity. Increases in
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temperature coupled with more variable precipitation will reduce productivity of crops, and these effects will outweigh the benefits of increasing carbon dioxide,” say authors of “Climate Change and Agriculture in the United States: Effects and Adaptation,” from ARS in 2013. “Effects will vary among annual and perennial crops, and regions of the United States; however, all production systems will be affected to some degree by climate change. Agricultural systems depend upon reliable water sources, and the pattern and potential magnitude of precipitation changes is not well understood, thus adding considerable uncertainty to assessment efforts.” Likewise, researchers with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) forecast a gloom-
ier future for agricultural production overall. “By the middle of this century, higher average temperatures, changes in precipitation, rising sea levels, an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, as well as the possibility of an increase in damage from pests and disease, are expected to affect crop and livestock production, as well as fisheries and aquaculture,” say FAO researchers, in “2018: The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets.” Keep in mind, as logic suggests, all research like this is based on modeling and assumptions. Incidentally, in his brief to Idaho lawmakers, Taylor noted, during the last 150 years, as the globe began to warm, slowly emerging from the Little Ice
Age, “Crop production sets new records almost every year. Satellite instruments have measured a dramatic greening of earth. Deserts are receding and plant life is increasingly taking root in arid regions of the globe. Extreme weather events are becoming less frequent.” Yep, that’s the opposite of what you commonly find in the popular press. If the earth warms or cools enough to shift climate, it will likely help some agricultural producers and hurt others. “World production of all goods and services may decline, if climate change is severe enough or if cropland expansion is hindered,” explained analysts with USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) in the 1995, “World Agriculture and Climate Change Economic Adaptations.” “Impacts are not equally distrib-
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uted around the world.” Those researchers evaluated four global-climate-change scenarios based on a doubling of atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide. Among their projections at the time: • “Warming in arctic and mountainous areas will increase the quantity of land suitable for farming and forestry, but warming in tropical and some other areas will reduce soil moisture, thereby causing decreases in farm and forestry productivity.” • “Land suitable for farming and forestry is likely to increase, but soil moisture losses may reduce agricultural possibilities in the Corn Belt and in the Southeast. Farmers are likely to adapt by increasing wheat production and reducing production of other grains, primarily maize. As a result of less feed available, livestock production also decreases.” Similarly, according to the recent, National Climate Assessment, “While some regions (such as the Northern Great Plains) may see conditions conducive to expanded or alternative crop productivity over the next few decades, overall, yields from major U.S. crops are expected to decline as a consequence of increases in temperatures and possibly changes in water availability, soil erosion, and disease and pest outbreaks. “Increases in temperatures during the growing season in the Midwest are projected to be the largest contributing factor to declines in the productivity of U.S. agriculture. Projected increases in extreme heat conditions are expected to lead to further heat stress for livestock, which can result in large economic losses for producers. Climate change is also expected to lead to largescale shifts in the availability and prices of many agricultural products across the world, with corresponding impacts on U.S. agricultural producers and the U.S. economy. These changes threaten future gains in commodity crop production and put rural livelihoods at risk.” Globally, according to FAO researchers, “Climate change impacts will be location specific, with significant variations across crops and regions. Arid and semi-arid regions will be exposed to even lower precipitation and higher temperatures and, consequently, experience yield losses. Conversely, countries in temperate areas, many of which have developed economies, are expected to benefit from warmer weather during their growing season. As a result, climate change could exacerbate existing inequalities and further widen the gap between developed and developing countries.” Continued on page 28 ________________________________________
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K-STATE: the Place to be MARCH 6 Plan to attend these events hosted annually in Manhattan the first Friday of March.
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Join us at 8 a.m. for refreshments, educational exhibits and a commercial trade show. The program begins at 10 a.m. Lunch featuring smoked brisket and Cajunspiced catfish will be sponsored by commercial exhibitors and U.S. Premium Beef. The afternoon sessions will feature K-State faculty and industry presentations in Weber Hall on an array of topics continuing the morning’s theme.
For a full schedule and to register visit www.asi.k-state.edu/ cattlemensday or call 785-532-1267
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Cattle prices in 2020 likely will be similar to the prior year, but the foundation seems stronger and the worst appears to be over. Cash fed cattle prices continue higher year over year for one thing. Month to month, the five-area direct average steer price was $6.06/cwt. higher in November on a live basis (FOB) at $115.35, according to USDA data. It was $9.92 higher in the beef (delivered) at $182.54. The previous year, prices were $115.19 and $180.24, respectively. Prices were gaining steam at the end of December and heading seasonally higher. “Strong feedlot placements pushed annual average feedlot inventories to record levels in December,” says Derrell Peel, Extension livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University. “Average feedlot inventories are expected to be very close to a peak as feeder supplies plateau in the coming months.” Toward the end of 2019, USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) increased its projected fourth-quarter fed steer price by $2 to $114/cwt. Forecast prices for the first two quarters of 2020 were raised to $122 and $118, respectively. At the same time, beef cow slaughter appears to be picking up speed, based on USDA’s monthly Livestock Slaughter reports. Non-dairy cow slaughter—the ‘other cow’ category in USDA’s report—for November of 294,100 head was 37,500 head more (+14.61%) than the previous year. For January through November, non-dairy cow slaughter of 2.91 million head is 119,500 head more (+4.29%). Similarly, fed heifer slaughter of 8.99 million head for the first 11 months of 2019 was 573,500 head more (+6.81%) than the same period in 2018. For perspective, for January through November, total fed steer and heifer slaughter of 23.99 million head was 197,200 head more (+0.83%) than the same period last year. Increased beef cow and fed heifer slaughter suggest an end to herd expansion, but not liquidation, necessarily. “We may be down slightly, but I’m not yet willing to buy into the fact that we’ve liquidated much. Replacement heifers at the beginning of 2019 were still way above average,” Peel says. At the end of the year he calculated beef cow numbers for Jan. 1 this year to be steady
with 2019; total cattle inventory 0.1% less. Rather than a cyclical peak, he sees a plateau, with current little economic incentive to expand or contract much. Glynn Tonsor, agricultural economist at Kansas State University says, “I anticipate USDA to suggest replacement heifer numbers declined again, with beef cow inventories down slightly from January 2019.” USDA’s Cattle report with January 1 inventory numbers is scheduled to be released January 31. BJ Ashland 8127 (19444044) These Ashland sons give us a lot to be excited about! Tremendous combination of CED, growth and end product merit plus super phenotype. CED: +11 IMF Ratio: 149 WW: +92 RE: 17.9 sq. in. YW: +156 $W: +89 $B: +198
Cattle Prices Look Steady to Slightly Higher “With only a fractional increase in production and solid exports, U.S. fed cattle prices are expected to change little,” say analysts with RaboResearch Food and Agribusiness (RRFA), in that organization’s Global Animal Protein Outlook 2020. “We expect a spring high of $128-$130/cwt. to a summer low of $100-$105/cwt. (USD).” Although they expect a slightly smaller calf crop, due to the vagaries of last winter and spring, RRFA analysts see carcass weights returning to trend, offsetting any reduction in numbers. “Calf and yearling prices are expected to be underpinned by rather strong fed cattle prices and low feedstuff costs,” say analysts with the Livestock Marketing Information Center, in a late-year Livestock Monitor. “If spring grasslands green-up normally, lightweight animal prices could face good demand for summer grazing programs. Last summer reminded us that calf and yearling prices can be lowered quickly by any problems with the U.S. corn crop. A smaller forecasted spring-born 2020 calf crop and a normal summer growing season sets the stage for next year’s fall-weaned calves to price near to slightly above 2017’s prices (i.e., above both 2018 and 2019 prices).” Toward the end of last year, ERS increased the projected fourth-quarter 2019 feeder steer price by $3 to $147/ cwt. (basis Oklahoma City). Quarterly feeder steers prices for 2020 are projected at $140 in the first quarter, $142 in the second quarter and $147 in the third quarter. “Current market projections for 2020 fall-weaned calves are for small increases in sales prices over 2019,” Tonsor says. “Going further, USDA’s 10-year forecasts suggest 2020 calf and
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Current Real World Impact In the meantime, various studies indicate changes due in part to climate change. For instance, Jay Angerer, an AgriLife Research rangeland ecologist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center (AREC) in Temple, Texas, says the downward trend in nutritional value on rangelands poses a measurable concern for producers and consumers in the future. Angerer and fellow researchers published Long-term Declines in Dietary Nutritional Quality for North American Cattle, which documents falling dietary value of forages on unimproved native rangelands in the U.S. over the past two decades, due to nutrient losses associated with grazing and changing climate. Findings are based on 36,000 manure samples submitted between 1994 and 2015 to the AREC Grazing Animal Nutrition Lab. The reduction in forage quality creates what Angerer and the other researchers term a protein debt, which led to cattle, “becoming increasingly stressed for protein over the past two decades, likely reducing cattle weight gain.” According to researchers, the long term look at information provided by the manure samples showed that digestible organic matter and crude protein quality were declining. Over 20 years, available
crude protein decreased 1%, which amounted to an average 10-pound loss per head without supplemental feed. “These aren’t large differences after 20 years, but if that trend continues for 60 years, it might get into something that makes a large difference for production capacity,” Angerer says.
Adapting to the Possible None of what you read here should be taken as encouragement to ignore the climate debate. In fact the opposite is true. Understanding the issue and potential consequences is key to plotting appropriate strategy in case of its eventuality, something with which cattle producers have lots of practice. “Adaptive action offers the potential to manage the effects of climate change by altering patterns of agricultural activity to capitalize on emerging opportunities while minimizing the costs associated with negative effects,” say ARS analysts, in the 2013 report. “The aggregate effects of climate change will ultimately depend on a complex web of adaptive responses to local climate stressors. These adaptive responses may range from farmers adjusting planting patterns and soil management practices in response to more variable weather patterns, to seed producers investing in the development of drought-tolerant varieties, to increased demand for federal risk management
programs, to adjustments in international trade as nations respond to food security concerns.” Or, as the report from ERS in 1995 suggests, “Recent studies suggest that possible global increases in temperature and changes in precipitation patterns during the next century will affect world agriculture. Because of the ability of
farmers to adapt , however, these changes are not likely to imperil world food production.” Understanding the issue is also key to knowing how to respond to consumers beneath the broad umbrella of sustainability, which we’ll explore in the next part to this series.
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yearling prices will be similar, or slightly above 2019. Importantly these forecasts incorporate expectations of total per capita meat consumption being 2 lbs. higher in 2020 (beef being up 0.5 lbs.), highlighting the critical role for demand in supporting prices.” Incidentally, Tonsor also notes, “There has been elevated interest in placing, and perhaps hedging, cattle in feedlots working against the April CME Live Cattle contract, suggesting changes in futures prices may be discussed even more than normal early in 2020.” Added support and increased certainty heading into the new year comes with resumption of operations at Tyson’s beef packing plant at Holcomb, Kansas, which was shuttered from most of August until the beginning of December. “After the fact, we can look at the Holcomb-Tyson plant event and learn many things,” Tonsor says. “First, we can easily find evidence that surprise shocks to the physical supply chain, which many in the industry take for granted, indeed, have wide economic implications. Second, as is often the case, markets react strongly to surprise events in an effort to best allocate resources. This presents ‘winners’ and ‘losers’, yet is also important confirmation that markets adjust to new, and ever-updating information regarding supply and demand fundamentals. Third, the inner-industry dialogue following the fire reaffirmed many points of contention remain within the industry, highlighting broader challenges the industry faces going forward.”
Beef Quality Pays Demand Dividends Although the Choice-Select spread began narrowing toward the end of the year, various data suggest economic incentive will continue to encourage production of more cattle that grade Choice and higher. LMIC analysts point out the Choice-Select spread was $19-$27/ cwt. from June through November, well above the previous year and the five-year average. The spread typically begins to narrow following peak summer beef demand around Independence Day. Part of the atypically wide spread stemmed from fewer cattle grading Choice, due in large part to horrendous feeding conditions in some areas during last winter and spring. However, LMIC analysts also point to increased demand for branded products, which commonly target carcasses that grade in the upper two thirds of Choice. Through November USDA certified 31.5% of fed cattle for that category, according to LMIC. That was 7.4% more than the prior year. “Branded boxed beef prices have been commanding an average of $5.30/ cwt. above the Choice boxed beef price, indicating that there may be more
Choice product going into channels for branded products,” say LMIC analysts. “The relatively higher price for branded boxed beef products over Choice products, and more cattle qualifying for branded programs, may be contributing to lower availability in the Choice category.”
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The U.S. cattle and beef industries also enter the new year with potential for increased international demand, directly and otherwise. Let’s start with African Swine Fever (AFS), especially in China, which has cleaved an unfillable global protein gap. “By the end of 2020, China’s total
swine herd is forecast to decline to 275 million head, down nearly 40% since the beginning of 2018, before the crisis began,” according to “Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade from USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service” (FAS), in October. “Many producers have exited the industry and others are reluctant to restock due to ongoing disease risk. Pork production is forecast 25% lower in 2020 due to a sharply lower swine herd. Lower domestic supplies will boost demand for foreign pork, resulting in record imports. However, consumers will feel the pinch of lower pork supplies, with a 32% decline in per capita pork consumption over two years.”
Although higher pork prices in China are weighing on consumption, and shifting consumers to alternative proteins, FAS estimated China’s pork imports to increase 67% by the end of the year. “The United States is well positioned to boost shipments (pork) to China, given robust growth in domestic production,” say FAS analysts. “China’s imports from the United States are up 47% percent this year… Recent announcements on tariff exemptions suggest that China will allow significant volumes of pork to be imported without retaliatory tariffs which should drive substantial growth in U.S. shipments.” Rather than the pop in prices many
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expected early on, AFS impacts have been more of a slow burn, when it comes to U.S. protein markets. Peel expects the impacts will become more clear and direct as 2020 unfolds. “Anecdotally, there is some growing optimism that the beef complex will begin realizing additional benefits from Asia’s protein shortage following the ASF spread,” Tonsor says. “While this certainly is to be determined, it remains a key candidate source of market determination.” In the meantime, in the organization’s beef quarterly report issued in November, RRFA notes the shift in global flows of animal proteins. “As a large share of beef from Australia and New Zealand go to China, it is forcing a reduction in the quantity of manufacturing beef to the U.S.,” say RRFA analysts. “As a result, prices of Australian and New Zealand 90% trimmings delivered to the U.S. currently hold a $54/cwt. premium (USD) to domestic trimmings. This is forcing U.S. quick service burger restaurants to look for domestic alternatives for supplies, supporting U.S. cattle and beef prices. This situation is not expected to be quickly resolved and will be an interesting market development to watch in the coming year.” RRFA analysts add that resolution of a U.S.-China trade agreement would allow for increased U.S. pork shipments to China, elevating all protein prices.
both value and tonnage, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Beef exports in October of 108,017 metric tons were 8% less than a year earlier; value was 11% less at $649.1 million. Through the first 10 months of 2019, export volume was 2.5% less and value was 2.5% less than last year’s record pace. Beef export value per head of fed slaughter averaged $284.56 in October, down 10% from a year ago. The January-October average was down 4% to $308.04. “While beef exports (U.S.) are likely to end 2019 with an almost 2% decline, shipments are expected to rebound in 2020 by about 7%, as drought in competitor Australia reduces its exportable
supply at the same time as beef demand continues to expand in Asia,” explained ERS analysts, in the November Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook. When considering potential market headwinds for 2020, beyond the ever-present risk of drought, LMIC analysts explained, “The major issue is the intersection of two forces. First, any significant faltering in beef demand (domestic or by foreign buyers) due to macroeconomic conditions or trade wars. Alone, that would be negative, but it could become a major headwind because of the huge ramp-up that is occurring in U.S. pork and poultry production. U.S. per capita supply of all red meat and poultry was record large in 2019. In 2020, there will be significantly more, and that assumes exports of beef, pork, chicken, and turkey all establish new all-time highs.”
Peel notes that positive resolution to current trade issues offers the U.S. industry the potential to resume expansion. On the other hand, he says there seems plenty of opportunity for the domestic and/or international economy to tip into a recession, which would be negative for beef consumption.
Domestic-Global Economies Remain Vulnerable “The U.S. economy will enter 2020 decisively split, powered by a resilient and confident consumer, but hamstrung by a risk-averse business sector that has stopped investing,” says analysts with CoBank Knowledge Exchange Division (CKED), in that organization’s 2020 outlook. “And now that the stimulus effects from the 2017 tax reform and the 2018 spending bill have faded, the
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Trade Deals Becoming Clearer Toward the end of December, the U.S. and China agreed to a phase-one trade deal. The step appeared positive, but there was little detail. A bevy of other trade issues gained more form toward the end of the year. The Japanese Parliament ratified a trade agreement with the U.S., which should help bolster beef exports to that value-leading customer. At least, as Peel says, it should stop export erosion as the U.S. reclaims ground lost when it exited the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The European Parliament approved a previously announced plan to grant the United States a country-specific share of the European Union’s duty-free high-quality beef quota. Also in December, the U.S. House of Representatives approved implementing legislation for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. Ultimately, USMCA awaited Senate approval and President Trump’s signature. Then it’s a matter of whether Mexico and Canada can live with changes made to get House approval. Extra export help grows more critical with increasing total U.S. red meat and poultry supplies. Although still strong, U.S. beef exports softened in October in terms of
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expansion will show its age, losing steam in the coming year. “In general, our view is that the rural economy will continue to face headwinds in 2020 and underperform relative to the economy of urban America. It will be a continuation of a 5-year-old trend, with GDP growth in rural counties averaging almost 1% less than in urban counties since 2014. It is hard to envision a material change in the trend line, absent a significant upswing in agricultural commodity prices, energy exploration, rural manufacturing and other industries upon which rural economic growth depends.” Then, there’s that pesky presidential election. “For some time now, the uncertainty around weather, livestock disease,
and trade policy have presented ‘wild cards’ for cattle markets. While those factors seem posed to remain key for monitoring in 2020, the role of domestic politics seems probable as a new source of uncertainty,” Tonsor says. “Specifically, in 2020, development in the impeachment process and the lead-up to the presidential election may present domestic economic and regulatory uncertainty that ultimately impacts beef demand and hence cattle prices.” “The upcoming U.S. presidential election promises to be as divisive and uncertain as any in modern memory,” say CKED analysts. From today’s vantage point, a continuation of the status quo or a change in power both seem equally plausible. Since federal
policy exerts an outsized influence over the rural economy, the November 2020 election will clearly be among the most consequential events for rural America in the coming year, as well as for the nation as a whole.” Editor’s Note: In addition to his writings for F&R Livestock Resource, Wes Ishmael also writes and produces Cattle Current—a convenient, one-stop glance at daily cattle markets. The website and daily podcast include market highlights. The daily Cattle Current e-newsletter includes more detail: Highlights from and links to calf and feeder cattle auctions monitored by Cattle Current; weekly market summary commentary; daily cash grain prices; futures prices for live cattle, feeder cattle, corn and Crude oil (day, previous day and previous week). For more information, visit cattlecurrent.com.
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Lungworms Dictyocaulus viviparus
150 days
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION LONGRANGE® (eprinomectin) should be given only by subcutaneous injection in front of the shoulder at the recommended dosage level of 1 mg eprinomectin per kg body weight (1 mL per 110 lb body weight). WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Withdrawal Periods and Residue Warnings Animals intended for human consumption must not be slaughtered within 48 days of the last treatment. This drug product is not approved for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older, including dry dairy cows. Use in these cattle may cause drug residues in milk and/or in calves born to these cows. A withdrawal period has not been established for pre-ruminating calves. Do not use in calves to be processed for veal. Animal Safety Warnings and Precautions The product is likely to cause tissue damage at the site of injection, including possible granulomas and necrosis. These reactions have disappeared without treatment. Local tissue reaction may result in trim loss of edible tissue at slaughter. Observe cattle for injection site reactions. If injection site reactions are suspected, consult your veterinarian. This product is not for intravenous or intramuscular use. Protect product from light. LONGRANGE® (eprinomectin) has been developed specifically for use in cattle only. This product should not be used in other animal species. When to Treat Cattle with Grubs LONGRANGE effectively controls all stages of cattle grubs. However, proper timing of treatment is important. For the most effective results, cattle should be treated as soon as possible after the end of the heel fly (warble fly) season. Environmental Hazards Not for use in cattle managed in feedlots or under intensive rotational grazing because the environmental impact has not been evaluated for these scenarios. Other Warnings: Underdosing and/or subtherapeutic concentrations of extended-release anthelmintic products may encourage the development of parasite resistance. It is recommended that parasite resistance be monitored following the use of any anthelmintic with the use of a fecal egg count reduction test program. TARGET ANIMAL SAFETY Clinical studies have demonstrated the wide margin of safety of LONGRANGE® (eprinomectin). Overdosing at 3 to 5 times the recommended dose resulted in a statistically significant reduction in average weight gain when compared to the group tested at label dose. Treatment-related lesions observed in most cattle administered the product included swelling, hyperemia, or necrosis in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin. The administration of LONGRANGE at 3 times the recommended therapeutic dose had no adverse reproductive effects on beef cows at all stages of breeding or pregnancy or on their calves. Not for use in bulls, as reproductive safety testing has not been conducted in males intended for breeding or actively breeding. Not for use in calves less than 3 months of age because safety testing has not been conducted in calves less than 3 months of age. STORAGE Store at 77° F (25° C) with excursions between 59° and 86° F (15° and 30° C). Protect from light. Made in Canada. Manufactured for Merial, Inc., Duluth, GA, USA. ®The Cattle Head Logo and ® LONGRANGE are registered trademarks of Merial, Inc. ©2015 Merial, Inc. All rights reserved. 1050-2889-06, Rev. 2/2015, 8LON016C
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Dectomax® (doramectin).3
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LONGRANGE IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: Do not treat within 48 days of slaughter. Not for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older, including dry dairy cows, or in veal calves. Post-injection site damage (e.g., granulomas, necrosis) can occur. These reactions have disappeared without treatment. Not for use in breeding bulls, or in calves less than 3 months of age. Not for use in cattle managed in feedlots or under intensive rotational grazing. 1 2 3
Results based on actual on-farm comparative demonstration. Individual herd results may vary. Data on file at Boehringer Ingelheim. Dependent upon parasite species, as referenced in FOI summary and LONGRANGE product label. DECTOMAX product label.
Available in 500 mL, 250 mL and 100 mL bottles. Administer subcutaneously at 1 mL/110 lbs.
LONGRANGE®, THERAPHASE® and The Cattle Head Logo® are registered trademarks of Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. ©2019 Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc., Duluth, GA. All Rights Reserved. BOV-2008-GEN0219
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