UGA Beef Tips Podcast

Dr. Pedro Fontes, Dr. Pedro Carvalho, and Dr. Will Secor discuss whether producers should market calves at weaning or retain ownership to precondition/background them. The episode explains the price-weight relationship and price slide, how to calculate the value of gain versus the cost of gain, and how management and health affect outcomes.

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Drs. Pedro Fontes and Dr. Pedro Carvalho chat with Dr. Will Secor for a concise market update on feeder and fed cattle, cull-cow markets, and indicators of a potential herd rebuild. They discuss heifer retention, beef-on-dairy impact on market fundamentals, and how rebuild might affect feeder cattle supply.

The episode also covers key market influences including wholesale beef demand, feed and fertilizer costs, El Niño risks for corn, and the potential impact of restored live cattle imports from Mexico. Practical marketing and risk-management suggestions for Georgia cow-calf producers are shared.

In this episode, Jason Duggin sits down with Marrissa Blackwell and Maelee Dean to discuss the Georgia Elite Stockman program – an immersive beef cattle industry education and leadership opportunity designed to take youth in Georgia (ages 17-21) on a “hoof to plate” journey. Whether you are looking to discover a new career path or want to become a stronger advocate for the beef industry, this episode explains why the program is so impactful and how it prepares students for their future in agriculture.

Click this link (link: https://beef.caes.uga.edu/programs/educational/georgia-elite-stockman/) for full details and to register to be part of the next class of ‘Elite Stockman'. 

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UGA Beef Tips hosts Dr. Pedro Fontes and Dr. Michaela Dycus discussing research that links the rumen and hindgut microbiome to feed efficiency in Angus bulls. The episode explains feed-efficiency metrics (RFI, RADG, feed conversion), why the hindgut offers a practical sampling approach, and how microbial signatures were used to train a predictive model that classifies residual feed intake with roughly 80% accuracy.

Listeners learn how this microbiome-based tool could complement existing EPDs, its potential real-world application in bull selection, and future directions as the research moves toward earlier sampling, translation to steers, and possible commercialization.

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In this episode, Jason Duggin interviews Dylan Davis and Lauren Jarrett about Georgia’s Top Hand Stockmanship and Stewardship contest — a youth cattle handling competition that teaches hands-on production skills, beef quality assurance, and team-based problem solving.

They explain how teams are formed and practiced, share success stories and community impacts, and discuss the contest’s growth into a national event and its role in preparing students for careers in the beef industry.

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Welcome to the UGA Beef Tips podcast! In this episode, Jason Duggin, Pedro Carvalho, and Brad Heins discussed how to respond to cattle death loss and sickness—when to involve a veterinarian, the importance of necropsy and diagnostic testing, and how hay quality, nutrition and supplementation influence herd health.

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Welcome to the UGA Beef Tips podcast! In this episode, Dr. Pedro Fontes and Molly Smith, a PhD student from the Department of Animal and Dairy Science at the University of Georgia, delve into some recent research on the relationship between subcutaneous back fat thickness in bulls and their semen quality. 

Here is a link to the article discussed in this episode: https://academic.oup.com/tas/article/doi/10.1093/tas/txaf039/8106317. 

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Welcome to the latest episode of the UGA Beef Tips podcast, where Drs. Pedro Fontes and Will Secor delve into the current state of the cattle market. Join us as Dr. Secor provides a comprehensive update on feeder calf prices, which have reached record highs this year. They also had a chance to discuss some hot topics like heifer retention, New World Screwworm, and retaliatory tariffs. 

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Welcome to another insightful episode of the UGA Beef Tips podcast, hosted by Pedro Fontes from the University of Georgia. In this episode, Pedro is joined by Dr. Shelby Rosasco from the University of Wyoming to discuss the role of the Beef Reproduction Task Force.

The episode delves deep into the task force's mission, highlighting their efforts in advancing the use of reproductive technologies in beef cattle. The conversation covers the protocols developed by the task force to enhance fertility management in beef cattle, ensuring these have been rigorously tested across various geographical locations. Additionally, the episode explores the educational outreach efforts, including annual meetings, webinars, and a variety of available resources aimed at both local and global audiences.

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Join Pedro Fontes and Jason Duggin in this episode as they delve into the Georgia Bull Evaluation Program. With over 60 years of history, the program has been instrumental in assisting seedstock and commercial producers in Georgia and the Southeast. This episode provides overview of how the program functions and how bull sales are conducted. Whether you are a seasoned cattle producer or new to the industry, this episode offers valuable insights into the strategic and educational role of the Georgia Bull Evaluation Program.

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