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Howell County Extension Agriculture Programs
Randy Wiedmeier Livestock Specialist
Outline
• Statewide programs • Local Programs • Office Services
Show – Me – Select Replacement Heifers
• Total Quality Management strategy for on-‐farm development
• Enhance markeHng opportuniHes and to add value
• Provide a reliable source of quality replacements
Most Beef Cow Herds In the Ozarks are Small (30-‐40 head) Requires a one-‐size-‐fits-‐all bull! • Acceptable Calving Ease • Acceptable Maternal Traits • Acceptable Growth Traits • Acceptable Carcass Traits • Acceptable Mature Body Size • Acceptable Behavior Traits Do Such Bulls Exist? Yes, but they are rare and costly!
Advantages of Purchasing Heifers from the Show-‐Me-‐Select Program: • Add GeneUc Diversity to Your Herd • Add Superior GeneUcs to Your Herd • Allows More Flexibility Regarding Bull SelecUon • Allows Time to Focus on Other Management Tasks • Allows the Best Heifers to Remain in Herds in Missouri. (instead of going
to the feedlot) • Allows BeXer Risk Managemnt • New Technologies are ConUnually Being Adopted • Heifers are Developed Under Strict Best-‐Management-‐PracUces
Improvement in Profitability: Before: • Annual Cow Cost: $500/Cow /Year • Weaning Weight of Calves: 500 lbs. • Weaning Percentage: .80 • Breakeven Price Needed: $1.25/lb. of calf • Farm Value: $625.00/calf • Market Value ($2.30/lb.): 1150.00/calf • Profit/Loss: +$525.00/calf
Improvement in Profitability: Afer: • Annual Cow Cost: $550/Cow/Year • Weaning Weight of Calves: 650 lbs. • Weaning Percentage: .90 • Breakeven Price Needed: $.94/lb. of calf • Farm Value: $611.00/calf • Market Value ($2.10/lb.): $1365.00/calf • Profit/Loss: +$754.00/calf • $143.00/calf Improvement
Quality Beef: By the Numbers • Support adopHon of reproducHve and geneHc technology
• Provide access to markeHng grids for fed caNle • Provide producers access to database caNle harvest data
• Assist in decision making using data
South Ozarks Premier Beef Marketers
• Producers seeking to add value to feeder caNle • Gain useful informaHon about their caNle for management decisions
• Co-‐mingle calves to maximize efficiency and increase markeHng opportuniHes
Management Intensive Grazing Schools
• Partnership with Natural Resource ConservaHon Service
• Educate producers and agency personnel in the art and science of grazing management
Beef and Forage Seminars • Provide researched based informaHon
• Present topics of current need
• Assist producers in decision making
Office Services • Monthly Agriculture NewsleNer • Private PesHcide Applicator Training • Soil TesHng • InformaHonal Guides • General ProducHon QuesHons
Community Development Amy PaUllo, Ed.D.
Business Development
Willis Mushrush 4-‐H Youth and Development-‐ 4-‐H Clubs
Thank you Howell County Extension Center
217 S. Aid Avenue West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-‐256-‐2391 Fax: 573-‐884-‐5787