MANHATTAN, Kan. – Vaccine management and storage will be one of the topics for the 2021 Kansas State University Winter Ranch Management Seminar Series. Hosted by three areas across the state of Kansas, the meetings will feature presentations and comments by extension educators to enhance management strategies employed by cow-calf producers.
The meetings will also feature a popular “town hall” style question-and-answer session between Kansas cattle producers and extension specialists. “The series has a history of being a successful stretch of meetings, which are hosted throughout the state of Kansas,” says Dale Blasi, K-State extension specialist.
Topics vary by location, with options including bull management considerations, explanation of the Management Minder tool, and cow and replacement heifer nutrition programs for a successful breeding season. All three sessions will conclude with the town hall session.
State, district, and local extension staff, will take part in the series to help answer producers’ questions. “The Winter Ranch Management series provides another great opportunity for state and local specialists to take our expertise out in the country for a series of impactful meetings,” Blasi adds.
“Our extension team has a breadth of experience in beef cattle management, reproduction, genetics, animal health and nutrition. We’re here to help solve and prevent production problems with reliable information.”
2021 Winter Ranch Management Locations/Contacts:
Hays
Hosted by: Cottonwood Extension District, Walnut Creek District, Phillips Rooks District, Midway District, Post Rock District
Date: Thursday, January 28, 2021; 6 – 9 p.m.
Location: Virtual
To register for Zoom link, please email bwalton@ksu.edu or aboor@ksu.edu, Alicia Boor, Cottonwood Extension District, 620-793-1910
Beaumont
Hosted by: Butler, Cowley, Greenwood County Extension
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021; 1 – 3 p.m.
Location: Beaumont Depot Community Center, 11724 SE Beaumont Rd, Beaumont, KS 67012
RSVP by February 9, 2021 to: Charlene Miller, 316-321-9660; cmmiller1@ksu.edu
Council Grove
Hosted by: Flint Hills Extension District
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021; 5:15 – 9 p.m.
Location: Morris County Community Building, 612 US-56 Highway, Council Grove, KS 66846
RSVP by February 9, 2021 to: Shannon Spencer 620-767-5136; spspencer@ksu.edu
Meeting times and registration fees vary by location. Participants are asked to RSVP for a selected location by one week prior to the event. Interested participants should contact their local host contact for registration and RSVP details. If necessary, the option to conduct the Feb. 16th meetings virtually will be made by the Feb. 9th RSVP date. More information about the K-State Winter Ranch Management Seminar Series is available at KSUBeef.org.