Jan 4, 2021
• The weekly cattle market update
• Preparing the cow herd for spring calving
• Beef Calving Schools begin this week
• Kansas 4-H members work to beat the virus…
00:01:30 – Cattle Market Update: The director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, Katelyn McCullock, provides this week's commentary on the cattle markets: she recaps the markets' strong finish to 2020, and offers the LMIC's outlook on beef consumption and cattle prices for the first half of 2021.
00:12:47 – Spring Calving Prep: K-State veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek talks about preparing the cow herd for spring calving, in terms of health and nutrition: he discusses vaccination timing to assure the greatest protection for new-born calves, and the importance of cow or heifer body condition score to her readiness to calve.
00:24:14 – Beef Calving Schools: K-State beef veterinarian A.J. Tarpoff previews the series of four K-State Beef Calving Schools, the first of which takes place this week.
00:32:28 – 4-H Members Help “Beat The Virus”: K-State 4-H specialist Aliah Mestrovich Seay discusses the role 4-H youth have been playing in the Kansas Leadership Center’s “Kansas Beats the Virus” initiative.
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