AN S 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Yorkshire Carnegie, 3 Lbs, Weaning
17 Apr 2019
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Ans 226: the future of the united states cattle industry: how will it look and. Guest speaker: eric nelson: married to carol (29 years), father of 5 (3 iowa state agriculture grads), grandfather of 1, fourth generation iowa cattleman and farmer, bs in ag business, iowa state ( 84, meats team with f. c. Parrish & dave stender: meat animal evaluation team with f. c. Parrish, doc warner and brad skaar: certified crop advisor since 1995, own and operate nelson seed since 1984, roots to 1964, cherokee county feedlot. 2018: marketing fed steers and heifers at 14 months of age with 1340 average market weight, Challenges your future in the cattle business: cattle industry profitability. In 1998, choke point in hogs was slaughter capacity, contracts entered into for fear of not being able to sell hogs. Then, packers demanded new kind of hog, a lean one that required climate controlled buildings.
