Iowa cattle feeders are encouraged to attend one of four upcoming Cyclone Cattle Feeder Days, scheduled for Aug. 24–27 in Carroll, Monticello, Osage and Orange City. Important topics in feedlot production, research updates, new technologies and a market outlook will be featured at each location.

“With the high cost of cattle placements, it is important to use data to drive decisions regarding the feedlot enterprise,” said Aimee Wertz-Lutz, director of the Iowa Beef Center, associate professor and extension feedlot specialist at Iowa State University. “We are excited to bring Cyclone Cattle Feeder Days to multiple regions of Iowa and meet cattle feeders where they are. This program is intended to look at a strategic approach to integrating technology and electronic data capture into feedlot production.”

Each location will feature the same program agenda and speakers, and all will start at 10 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m. Topics and presenters for the events are:

  • Market outlook and risk management, Balance4Ward

  • Optimizing manure value across systems, Dan Andersen, associate professor and extension agriculture engineering specialist at Iowa State

  • Opportunities to incorporate new and current technologies, Wertz-Lutz

  • Research update: Dietary and management strategies to help feedlot cattle be more resilient to stress, feedlot researchers from the animal science department at Iowa State

  • Incorporating new technologies into the feedyard, David Trowbridge with Gregory Feedyards

Event dates and locations

  • Monday, Aug. 24 – Swan Lake Education Center, 22676 Swan Lake Trail Drive, Carroll

  • Tuesday, Aug. 25 – ISU Extension and Outreach Jones County Youth Development Center, 800 N. Maple Street, Monticello

  • Wednesday, Aug. 26 – Public Safety Center, 432 Main Street, Osage

  • Thursday, Aug. 27 – ISU Extension and Outreach Sioux County Office, 400 Central Avenue NW, Suite 700, Orange City

Registration

Registration is $20 per person and is due by Aug. 17 through the hosting county extension office.

Each program will include a complimentary meal and time to interact with speakers and program sponsors: Balance4Ward, C-Lock, Elanco Animal Health, Iowa Beef Checkoff, Performance Livestock Analytics and the Carroll, Jones, Mitchell and Sioux County Cattlemen’s Associations.

Additional information, including a complete agenda and registration, can be found on the Iowa Beef Center website.

For more information, contact Aimee Wertz-Lutz at aimeewl@iastate.edu, Russ Euken at reuken@iastate.edu or Denise Schwab at dschwab@iastate.edu.