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Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum

This year’s Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum, “Challenges and Opportunities of Cow Herd Expansion,” will be held April 19-20 in Bozeman at the GranTree Inn, 1325 N. 7th Avenue.

Speakers will cover a wide variety of topics, including the US cattle cycle and cattle prices, reproductive management considerations for herd expansion, heifer development, cattle temperament, veterinary feed directives for feed-grade antibiotics, and approaches to animal health in a limited antibiotic environment.

A panel discussion on herd expansion, from the perspective of a rancher, veterinarian and nutritionist, will be held on Tuesday afternoon.

The Tuesday evening program will feature Stacy and Troy Hadrick, South Dakota ranchers, speaking on “Advocating for Agriculture.”

Presentations include:

The Cattle Cycle Is Still Alive – Lance Zimerman

Reproductive Management Considerations for Herd Expansion – Cliff Lamb

Herd Expansion From Three Perspectives Trey Patterson: Padlock Ranch Company, Katie Rein: Crazy Mountain Veterinary Service, and Kim Hager, CHS Nutrition.

Heifer Development Research Update - Andy Roberts

Influences of Cattle Temperament on Performance – Reinaldo Cooke

VFD Update – Bruce Hoffman

Approaches to Livestock Health in a Limited-Antibiotic Environment – Dr. Mike Apley

The cost to attend both days of the conference is $115. Registration is available online at https://www.montana.edu/nutrition/. Scholarships sponsored by the Montana Feed Association will be available. The conference is organized by the MSU College of Agriculture’s Department of Animal and Range Sciences in conjunction with the Montana Feed Association.

Montana State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Montana Counties Cooperating MSU Extension is an equal opportunity/affirmative action provider of educational outreach.