ISU-UNL Beef Feedlot Roundtable

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February 20, 2020

1:00 — 4:00 p.m.

Delaware County Extension

Howard County Extension

Hansen Ag Student Learning Center

Please plan to participate in this meeting at a location nearest you. Topics and speakers were chosen to benefit feedlot managers,

owners, employees, and allied industry.

SPONSORS: Iowa State University Extension

Iowa Beef Center University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension

Nebraska Beef Council

2020 Beef Feedlot Roundtable

Feb. 20 1:00- 4:00 p.m. Delaware County Extension, 1417 N. Franklin St., Manchester

Howard County Extension, 132 1

st Ave. West, Cresco

Hansen Ag Student Learning Center 2508 Mortensen Rd, Ames

Preregister by Feb. 18 (details inside)

Three Iowa locations will be linked to an in-person meeting in West Point,

NE for the program. Iowa participants will be able to ask questions and partici-

pate with the Nebraska pre-senters and producers via

an online connection. In addition, the Iowa loca-

tions will feature a research update from the ISU feedlot

nutrition group.

12:45 p.m. Registration

1:00 Improving Safety and Health of Employees

Aaron Yoder, Ag and Occupational Health, UNMC; UNL Extension

OPEN PEN MANAGEMENT

1:30 Roller Compacted Concrete Options for Open Lots

Cody Metheral, Alberta Agri-Environmental Extension

1:50 Use of Fly Ash for Open Pens

Bryan Woodbury, Research Ag Engineer, ARS, US MARC

2:10 Feedyard Pen Repair & Pen Maintenance

Rick Stowell, UNL Extension Specialist

BEEF SUSTAINABILITY

3:00 New and Relevant Information Impacting Sustainability of Beef

Robin White, Virginia Tech University

ISU RESEARCH 3:30 Update on current beef research projects

Allison VanDerWal, Research Coordinator ISU Animal Science

4:00 Adjourn

Please preregister by Feb. 18 See side panel for registration contacts.

Preregister by Tuesday, Feb. 18 by contacting appropriate site hosts

below:

Delaware County Extension Denise Schwab dschwab@iastate.edu 319-472-4739

Howard County Extension Sue Barnes skbarnes@iastate.edu 563-547-3001

ISU Hansen Ag Student Center Iowa Beef Center beefcenter@iastate.edu 515-294-2333

2020 Beef Feedlot Roundtables Jointly offered via webcast

from in-person session at West Point, Nebraska February 20: Delaware County Extension — Manchester

Howard County Extension — Cresco

Hansen Ag Student Learning Center — Ames