Chip Redmond with the Kansas Mesonet was guest for the week talking about the tools and usage of the Kansas Mesonet https://mesonet.k-state.edu/. More specifically he talks about the cow comfort tool that is very beneficial when it comes to heat stress management in cattle https://mesonet.k-state.edu/agriculture/animal/.

Laura Goodman from Oklahoma State University was the guest for the week talking about fire and using goats to manage for undersirable plant species in pastures. More information about the project can be found at www.theprairieproject.org

JJ Jones, area extension economist with Oklahoma State University was guest this week talking about the USDA hay stocks report, drought, and implications of the hay shortage for cattle producers.

Karla Wilke, UNL, was guest for the week talking about early weaning of calves. This was addressed in the form of a drought management option for producers, but also general information for success of early weaning calves. More drought options can be found https://beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2022/what-are-my-options-when-i-am-out-grass

Dr. Jaymelynn Farney, PhD ([email protected]) kicks off season 3 of Dr. Js Beef podcast by addressing some management practices that can help reduce the amount of forage fed to cows. Options include substitution, limit-feeding, and ionophores. For more information about confined cow feeding https://bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/MF3115.pdf

Wesley Tucker from Mizzou was guest. He discusses some planning and things that are occurring that have lead to some intersting cattle production decisions in this time of high cost inputs, but also high priced outputs.

Dwayne Elmore, Wildlife Extension Specialist with Oklahoma State University was guest for the week. He talks about infrasture adaptations to allow for a "friendlier" co-existance of livestock operations and wildlife. More information can be found in this fact sheet https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/minimizing-impacts-to-wildlife-from-livestock-infrastructure.html

Sometimes we have to bottle-feed baby calves. Here are some things to think about to have a successful bottle feeding experience. Dr. Jaymelynn Farney was presenter.