Highlights of feedlot implant labeling changes coming

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For a given production phase, please review the entire column for product choices approved for single or sequential application (reimplantation) within that phase.

Concurrently, not listing a product under a given production phase (blank cells) does not mean that products that are approved for that production phase do not exist (see note 5 above).

Lastly, products listed across production phases on the same row are not intended to be construed as implanting strategies across

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Equipment For Sale

1997 Valmar fertilizer spreader, 36-ft. stainless boom.

1997 Hi-Tech fertilizer elevator, 20” x 30-ft, belt.

1999 R-D 3-point rotary rock grinder, carbine teeth.

1996 Hutchmaster 18-ft. heavy duty disc, 22” blades.

1998 ST1 Clodhog 18-ft. cultiacker, 18” rings.

2019 John Deere 16-ft. chisel plow, 16 heavy duty shanks.

1991 John Deere 4200 4-bottom roll over moldboard plow.

1978 Hough H65 loader, 3-yard bucket plus forks.

1985 International 6200 grain drill, 14-ft. double disc.

1995 Spray Air field sprayer, 3-point, 60-ft. boom.

1972 Krause 15-ft. disc, 18” blades.

1982 International 16-ft. cultipacker.

1983 Jeoffroy 36-ft. chisel plow.

1986 Howard 10-ft. rotovator.

1989 Vicon 10-ft. pull type rotary swather.

1990 New Holland windrow inverter.

1992 Farmhand manure spreader.

1995 service trailer with Miller 225 welder.

32 aluminum mainline, 10” x 30-ft. with 4” risers.

20 aluminum mainline, 10” x 40-ft. with 4 risers.

14 aluminum mainline, 8” x 40-ft. with 4 risers.

1984 Gleaner N6 grain combine, 24-ft. header.

1986 International 1482 grain combine, 16-ft. header, 12ft. pickup belt.

1984 Versatile 22-ft. grain swather, reversible belts.

Phone cell (406) 490-3795, Anaconda, Montana production phases (listing these products within a given cell was for convenience in saving space).

Producers are encouraged to visit with professionals who sell and support the sale of implants to better understand what situations will lead to on or off-label use of implants starting June 1 of 2023. Producers are also welcome to reach me at the Cuming County Extension office regarding a specific situation your operation may be considering.

Table 1. Comprehensive list of approved implants available as of May 2023 to the cattle industry. Products are listed based on active compounds; remaining column headings are intended to represent production phases according to FDA GFI 191; CVM Guidance for Industry #191. Note: Mention of trade names and growthpromoting implant manufacturers in this publication is necessary as FDA approvals are specific to trade names and manufacturers. Within a production phase, only one implant application is approved unless specified. When choosing an implant product for a given phase, please review the entire column listing for product choices. Similarly, choices of implant products between phases are independent. Within “Growing steers/heifers in confinement for slaughter”, reimplanting is approved only with approved products as described within that phase in this table. Reimplantation across production phases is permitted. Please note sequence of implant products listed within a row should not be construed as a suggested implant strategy. For additional guidance on how to use this table, please see instructions in the text.

Raising beef sustainably

By Lisa Moser, K-State Research and Extension news service

When making a recipe, the quality of the ingredients and how they are managed in the cooking process can have an impact on the palatability of the final dish.

In much the same way, how beef cattle are raised and how the resources are managed can have a big impact on a beef producer’s economic viability, said the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute.

Speaking on a recent Cattle Chat podcast, the team joined with Kansas Beef Council dietician and director of nutrition Abby Heidari to visit about how different audiences define sustainability.

“For the beef producer, sustainability is tied to resource use and efficiency,” said Phillip Lancaster, beef cattle nutritionist. “The more efficiently cattle producers use their resources, the more they can reduce the input costs per unit of production.”

Agricultural economist Dustin Pendell added: “Producers need to be able to make a profit to be economically sustainable.”

Pendell said ways that cattle producers can help meet that goal of economic sustainability include land use management and reproductive efficiencies, among others.

Heidari said the consumer may view sustainability differently, as some people are interested in eating plant-based foods and reducing food waste.

“From a consumer perspective, we try to show how cattle can provide protein and micronutrients that are more digestible to humans than a plant-based alternative,” Heidari said.

She said that many consumers she engages with are concerned about greenhouse gas emissions.

“The single most impactful thing we can do as consumers to reduce our individual greenhouse gas emissions is to find ways to minimize food waste,” Heidari said.

She said beef cattle are able to help with that goal because they can eat by-products that people cannot, which reduces food waste. This concept is called upcycling.

“Upcycling is when cattle consume nutrients from plants with poor ability to meet human needs and convert those nutrients into beef which is a high-quality protein source,” Lancaster said.

He explained that because cattle are ruminants (meaning they have four compartments to their stomach), they are able to consume forages and other food waste byproducts from food processing businesses and convert them to a high-quality protein that people can eat.

“Some of this food waste would otherwise go to the landfill and that creates methane,” Heidari said.