Nebraska Extension Cow Clinics Focus on Keys to a Successful Calving and Breeding Season

By Erin Laborie

A successful calving season does not begin at calving, rather it begins muchearlier, with the management of the cow herd months prior.  University of Nebraska Extension will be hosting Cow Clinics in December to review some of the basic management factors that can lead to a successful calving and breeding season.  

The Cow Clinics will begin at 10 a.m. with registration and conclude at 2 p.m. local time. The clinics will cover the how, when, and why of body condition scoring, teat and udder scoring, and forage sampling. Understanding a forage analysis and developing diets for the last trimester will also be a part of the program.  A team of Extension educators and specialists will lead the discussion with hands-on demonstrations.

The first 20 producers who register at each location will receive instructions on how to receive a free forage test. The cost to attend is $20, which includes a meal and Nebraska Extension resources. To register for a Cow Clinic, please contact the local UNL Extension office at least a week prior to the event:

• December 3 – Frenzen Angus & Polled Herefords Sale Facility, Fullerton, NE 

Contact jcrouch5@unl.edu or (308) 536-2691  

• December 4 – Alma Livestock Auction, Alma, NE

Contact erin.laborie@unl.edu or (308) 928-2119

• December 18 – Broken Bow Livestock, Broken Bow, NE

Contact troy.walz@unl.edu or (308) 872-6831

• December 20 – Ogallala Livestock Auction Market, Ogallala, NE

Contact randy.saner@unl.edu or 308-532-2683 

Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United States Department of Agriculture. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.