Episodes

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:25 Listener question: cull cows 7:15 Calving difficulty 16:00 Transitioning to grass 22:50 Listener follow-ups For more on BCI Cattle Chat,… Continue reading Cull Cows, Calving Difficulty, the Transition to Grass, Following Up

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:25 Listener question: cull cows 7:15 Calving difficulty 16:00 Transitioning to grass 22:50 Listener follow-ups For more on BCI Cattle Chat,… Continue reading Cull Cows, Calving Difficulty, Transitioning to Grass, Following Up

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.Guest: Debbie Lyons-Blythe 4:05 Sustainability: where should producers be involved 10:18 Calving and spring issues 15:40 Listener question: bull soundness exam 24:00… Continue reading Sustainability, Calving and Spring Issues, BSE, Bull Management and Genetics

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:47 Listener question: hay feeding 9:00 Breeding soundness exam 26:24 Bull economics 24:30 Listener question: extending grazing season For more on… Continue reading Hay Feeding, Breeding Soundness Exam, Bull Economics, Extending Grazing Season

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:08 Cost of open cows 10:47 Treating calf scours 16:07 Mud muck 23:27 Listener question- how to prevent enterotoxemia For more… Continue reading Cost of open cows, treating calf scours, mud muck enterotoxemia

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 1:42 Stump the experts 7:55 Preventing calf scours 17:19 Listener question: colostrum follow-up 23:45 Bull Spring Training For more on BCI… Continue reading Stump the Experts, Prevention Calf Scours, Colostrum Follow-Up, Bull Spring Training

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 4:01 Planning synchronization programs for heifers 13:15 Cold stress management 22:22 Sustainability in grasslands For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow… Continue reading Synchronization Programs in Heifers, Cold Stress Management, Sustainability in Grasslands

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Guest: Eric Atkinson 2:00 Introduction to Eric Atkinson 4:05 Technology for Information 14:55 Upcoming agriculture innovations 21:15 Trends in information gathering… Continue reading Eric Atkinson, Technology for Information, Ag Innovations, Trends in Information Gathering

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 3:40 Listener question: breeding and heterogeneity 7:47 Colostrum 17:59 International trade 22:53 Listener question: bull social introduction For more on BCI… Continue reading Breeding and Heterogeneity, Colostrum, International Trade, Bull Social Introduction

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Guest: Callahan Grund 3:46 What is traceability 10:10 What is CattleTrace? 14:09 Current status of the pilot project 23:07 CattleTrace Memberships… Continue reading Traceability, CattleTrace Pilot Project and Memberships

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Guest: Phillip Lancaster 3:05 Listener quester- winter lice 7:54 Growing calf rations 15:07 Listener question- cash marketing of fed cattle 23:50… Continue reading Winter Lice, Growing Calf Rations, Cash Marketing of Fed Cattle, Providing Minerals

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook and Twitter. 4:35 Listener question- How long post-breeding before breeding? 9:27 Are your replacement heifers ready? 16:49 Listener question- Pointers for new operations 21:36… Continue reading Post-Calving Breeding, Replacement Heifers, Pointers for New Operations, Rotational Grazing Fencing Options

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook and Twitter. 2:07 Monitoring body condition score 8:50 Breeding fall cows 16:30 Cow size and profitability 25:36 Polio For more on BCI Cattle Chat,… Continue reading Monitoring BCS, Breeding Fall Cows, Cow Size and Profitability, Polio

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook and Twitter. This week’s guest is Dr. Phillip Lancaster. 2:58 Grazing soybean stubble 7:23 Fescue toxicity and vasodilators 11:58 Cover crops to use nitrogen… Continue reading Grazing Soybean Stubble, Fescue Toxicity and Vasodilators, Cover Crops to Use Nitrogen in Dry Lot, Winter Water Mineral Supplementation

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook and Twitter. 2:46 Listener question: thin cows- is it genetics? 8:23 Listener question: cull cow sales 17:06 Listener question: feeding cows during pregnancy 23:40… Continue reading Thin Cow Management, Cull Cow Sales, Feeding During Pregnancy, Year End Analysis

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook and Twitter. This week’s guest is Dr. Matt Miesner of the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine. 4:55 Dealing with feet problems 11:27 Fall calf… Continue reading Foot Problems, Fall Calf Health Issues, Screw Claws, Shelter and Cows in Pasture

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook and Twitter. 2:24 Vaccine handling 6:15 Listener question- livestock financing 13:57 Listener question- pregnancy concerns 19:54 Listener question- evaluating the value of land AgManager.info… Continue reading Vaccine Handling, Livestock Financing, Pregnancy Concerns, Value of Land

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook and Twitter. 3:40 Pregnancy checking 10:05 Winter feeding equipment 14:10 Thin cow management 24:02 Listener question For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us… Continue reading Pregnancy Checking, Feeding Equipment, Thin Cow Management, Listener Question

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook and Twitter. 3:54 Antibiotic use in calves 6:15 Variable vs. total cost 19:20 Average age of farmers 25:00 Vaccinating/ processing cows For more on… Continue reading Antibiotic Use, Variable Costs, Average Age of Farmers, Vaccinating Cows

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook and Twitter. 5:42 Kansas Farm Management Association data report 11:54 Grazing crop residue 18:02 Listener question: quality and quantity of hay 25:15 Resources for… Continue reading KFMA Data, Grazing Crop Residue, Listener Question, More Resources

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook and Twitter. 1:07 Kansas Farm Management Association cattle data report 9:45 Planning hay feeding 7:48 Listener question: vaccination programs 22:20 Weaning final exam For… Continue reading KFMA Cattle Data Report, Planning Hay Feeding, Listener Question, Weaning Final Exam

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook and Twitter. 3:00 Ask the expert: pumpkin facts 7:48 Mental health: communication in times of stress 17:48 Animal handling and animal handling facilities with… Continue reading Ask the expert, mental health, animal handling facilities, winter water management

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook and Twitter. 2:35 Meet Grazing control with Scott Flynn of Corteva 10:15 Finishing steers at home with Phillip Lancaster of BCI 22:56 Tips for… Continue reading Grazing control, feeding steers at home, tips for finishing a few calves, Veterinary Practice Sustainability Committee

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook and Twitter. 2:00 Meet Fred Gingrich- Executive Director of AABP 8:12 2020 AABP Conference Updates 20:40 Biggest Issues in the Cattle Industry For more… Continue reading Meet Fred Gingrich, 2020 AABP Conference Updates, Biggest Issues in the Cattle Industry