The program for ages 13 to 18 will provide practical instruction on the topic of beef production and increase awareness about possible career paths in the beef industry.

Ranchers and others interested in beef production are welcome to attend.

Factors that will influence cow retention and/or marketing decisions will include financial resources, cow age and production records, labor and time constraints, market conditions and feed availability.

Participants will receive a final report on performance, efficiency and carcass traits for their calves.

Providing adequate amounts of nutrients and high-quality water is critical for pregnant cows.

Various factors can lead to fertility problems in bulls.

Producers should have a weed management protocol in place if they have overwintered cattle out of state.

The 23rd annual Dakota Feeder Calf Show is planned for Saturday, Oct. 16, in Turtle Lake, N.D.

Producers have several alternative methods to harvesting drought-stressed corn .

Early pregnancy testing is one way to identify and cull unprofitable open cows or cows that conceived late in the breeding season.

The new beef cattle specialist will develop statewide programming to improve cattle production practices.

Producers looking for livestock feed can connect with those who have it.

Supplements are an option for cattle during the drought.

Blister beetles are posing a threat to livestock.

Topics for this year’s field day include cereal forage and corn silage variety trials and winter grazing crop residues.

Producers need to understand the potential risks of nitrate toxicity.

The beef production field day will be held on July 20.

Ranchers who have tame grass pastures or hay land should expect at least a 50% reduction in forage production.

Early weaning can help reduce pressure on native pastures and extend forage supplies for adult beef cows.

Producers and the public should be on the lookout for cyanobacteria blooms.

Extreme temperatures are expected to hit many parts of North Dakota this week.

The program consists of educational webinars in June and submission of forage and water samples to a laboratory with follow-up with Extension personnel, ranch visits by Extension personnel and more educational webinars in the fall.

Transported hay and feed are one of the primary methods of dispersal for noxious weeds.

Feed prices have increased drastically in the past year, so using methods to get more nutrients out of the feed is cost effective.

Summer pneumonia is a respiratory disease/pneumonia that occurs in beef calves nursing their dams.

Establishing a sacrifice area may help prevent livestock from damaging a small farm’s grazing resources.

Having a plan for spring grazing and manure management is important, especially during dry years.

Vaccines can reduce the risk of buildup and spread of environmental pathogens to calves.

Culling is one strategy to manage herds with limited feed resources.

Producers must think about how to manage during a drought to keep the most productive and valuable cows in the herd.