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Driftless Region Beef Conference Proceedings January 26-27, 2017 Grand River Center Dubuque, Iowa University of Wisconsin–Extension Conference sponsors Keynote Sponsors Atten Babler Commodities - www.attenbabler.com Diamond V - www.diamondv.com Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association - www.equitycoop.com Superior Livestock Auctions - www.superiorlivestock.com Break Sponsors ABS Global, Inc. Neptune Enterprises www.absglobal.com www.neptuneag.com Agri-King Phileo-Lesaffre Animal Care www.agriking.com www.phileo-lesaffre.com Agridyne, LLC - Mix 30 Producers Livestock Marketing Assn. www.mix30.com www.premiumbeef.net Animat Inc. Spraytec www.animat.ca/en/ www.spraytec.com BioZyme, Inc. 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Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to Ross Wilburn, Eugene Schriefer, Wisconsin Diversity Offcer, 2150 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Denise Schwab, Iowa Ames, Iowa 50011, 515-294-1482, [email protected]. Jay Solomon, Wisconsin Kory Stalsberg, Wisconsin AEP 1024-17 | Jan 2017 Driftless Region Beef Conference | January 26-27, 2017 | Dubuque, Iowa — 2 Proceedings of the 5th annual Driftless Region Beef Conference January 26-27, 2017 Grand River Conference Center Dubuque, Iowa Table of Contents Corn crop harvest endpoints and profitability in the feedlot ................................................................................ 4 Alfredo DiCostanzo, professor and Extension animal scientist, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Myths and merits of grazing corn residue ............................................................................................................ 7 Mary E. Drewnoski, Beef Systems Specialist, University of Nebraska Best management practices to reduce reliance on antibiotics in cattle ................................................................ 13 Clifford F. Shipley, DVM, DACT; Attending Veterinarian for Agricultural Animals, Agricultural Animal Care and Use Program, University of Illinois Hedging: Using market tools to mitigate your price risk .................................................................................... 15 Carl Babler, principal, Atten Babler Commodities, Galena, IL; Karen Voigts, broker, Atten Babler Commodities, Galena, IL Bridging the gap between farmers and consumers ............................................................................................. 19 Michelle Miller, founder, http://www.thefarmbabe.com, farmer, public speaker, and agricultural columnist at AGDAILY Maximizing margins for cow-calf producers through improved limit-fed hay procedures .................................. 20 Patrick J. Gunn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Beef Cow-calf Extension Specialist, Iowa Beef Center, Iowa State University, Ames; Ron P. Lemenager, Ph.D., Professor and Beef Extension Specialist, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Nutrient requirements of heavy finishing cattle ................................................................................................. 24 Nicole M. Kenney-Rambo, Assistant Extension Professor, University of Minnesota Extension, Mid Central Research and Outreach Center, Willmar, MN and A. DiCostanzo, Professor, University of Minnesota, Department of Animal Science, St. Paul, MN Supplementing cows grazing lush, Spring forages ............................................................................................. 29 W. Travis Meteer, Orr Beef Research Center, Perry, Illinois, University of Illinois Extension BQA feedyard self-assessment and upcoming industry opportunities ............................................................... 32 Doug Bear, Director of Industry Relations, Iowa Beef Industry Council Herd health considerations for maximizing reproductive outcomes .................................................................. 34 Tyler Dohlman DVM, MS, DACT, Assistant Professor, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University Beef-cattle market situation and outlook: 2017 and beyond .............................................................................. 38 Lee L. Schulz, assistant professor and Extension Livestock Economist, Iowa State University Supplemental resources Animal Sciences Beef Herd Health Procedures - January 2016 ........................................................................... 41 Urbana Beef Research, Dixon Springs Agricultural Center, Orr Beef Research Center Beef herd operating procedures for health and on-the-farm treatments – January 2016 ..................................... 43 Urbana Beef Research, Dixon Springs Agricultural Center, Orr Beef Research Center Agricultural Animal Unit Health Plan ................................................................................................................ 50 Supported by a grant from the North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program. SARE’s mission is to advance – to the whole of American agriculture – innovations that improve proftability, stewardship and quality of life by investing in groundbreaking research and education. To learn more visit www.northcentralsare.org Driftless Region Beef Conference | January 26-27, 2017 | Dubuque, Iowa — 3 Corn crop harvest endpoints and proftability in the feedlot Alfredo DiCostanzo, professor and Extension animal scientist, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Cattle placements in feeding operations in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota increased steadily since 2010 (Figure 1). (Cattle placements in Minnesota also increased since 2010, but due to lack of complete data, placements for this state were not plotted.) This increase occurred in spite of the fact that the regulatory environment in these states is decidedly strict. Further, this increase occurred in spite of corn grain price, and prices of other feedstuffs also increased during this time period. The region of the country encompassed by these 14,000 states is characterized by having average to good quality soils with short growing seasons and 12,000 extreme ranges in temperatures and weather events. Collectively, corn production by these states accounts for half of all the corn produced in the U.S. Also, 10,000 given climate and topography is conducive for forage production; there were 4.7 million beef cows in 8,000 Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota in IA NE SD 2015. Neighboring states to the west and south of 6,000 TX KS this 4-state region add to the beef feeder calf supply, and dairy calves may be procured from Minnesota, 4,000 Wisconsin and other states. Therefore, the region represented by these states is well suited for, and is 2,000 representative of integration of beef cattle production with crop production. 0 Although a fair amount of research and discussion is 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 published in various journals regarding integration Figure 1. Yearly placements (x 1,000) in Iowa, Nebraska and South of crop and livestock production, the focus of those Dakota (dashed line) and in Texas and Kansas (solid line) since 1994. works is mainly on grazing and cropping systems. Conclusions from reviews on the subject (grazing cattle and crops) demonstrated that incorporating cattle in cropping systems had positive impacts on soil quality, decreased reliance on external inputs, contributed to pest management, improved conservation of biodiversity and farm economies, and led to greater food security in communities where it was practiced (Hilimire et al., 2011). Scientific evidence for financial and environmental sustainability benefits of integrated crop and confined livestock production are lacking, and, given activists’ and special groups’ biased perception of sustainability, may not be well received. It was hypothesized that cattle feeding operations represent a variance of crop and livestock production integration which yields similar impacts on soil quality, reduced reliance on external inputs, and improved farm economies with a greater feeling of food security in communities where it occurs. In this manuscript, the impact of