If you missed any of the following webinars from the Livestock Program Work Team, they are all available for review at the links below:

Cornell Cooperative Extension Livestock PWT Presents: Insights to the Cow/Calf Enterprise

Link: https://vod.video.cornell.edu/...

Introduction:

Topics slated for discussion include the key beef business benchmarks cow/calf producers can monitor and use for decision making. Additionally, a discussion on the importance of herd vaccination protocols and programs and the relationship to a producers' bottom line. Guest speakers include Nicole Tommell, Ag Business Management Specialist with C.C.E. CNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crop Team, and Rob Lynch, DVM, Herd Health & Management Specialist, Cornell University PRO-DAIRY.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Livestock PWT Presents: Introduction to Stocker Cattle

Link: https://tinyurl.com/LPWTStocke...

Introduction:

Cornell Cooperative Extension's Livestock Program Work Team ( LPWT ) is pleased to announce the second in a series of beef production virtual learning opportunities: Introduction to Stocker Cattle. Stocker cattle are typically light weight calves, either heifers or steers, that are successfully weaned and available to enter the beef production phase with the main objective of adding body weight efficiently and economically prior to the finishing phase. Many regions of New York are well suited for stocker cattle during our grazing season allowing producers to make use of lush pastures or underutilized acreage. Guest presenters include Dr. Mike Baker, Beef Cattle Specialist with Cornell University and Jason Detzle, Livestock Educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster Co. Jason also has first hand knowledge and experience with the stocker cattle phase.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Livestock PWT Presents: Beef Finishing Programs

Link: https://tinyurl.com/FinishingB...

Introduction: Solidifying the important connections between feeding management strategies and achieving targeted finishing weights in beef cattle. Our guest speakers include Assistant Professor and Beef Extension Specialist from Pennsylvania State Univ., Tara L. Felix and Mike Lapi, visiting instructor of animal agriculture with SUNY Cobleskill. Topics slated for discussion include: meeting the nutritional needs at all growth stages, from feeder to finishing phase; exploring alternative feed options considering raising grain costs or limited forage inventories; feed management effects on carcass quality and finish; carcass quality and the importance of proper animal handling prior to harvesting, plus a great deal more.