N.D. Feedlot School Set for Jan. 24-25

December 8, 2005

N.D. Feedlot School Set for Jan. 24-25

The next North Dakota Feedlot School is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 24-25, at the North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center.

Participants will receive in-depth training and hands-on experience in feeding cattle, according to Wendy Bengochea, a Foster County Extension Service agent. Participants also will receive resource materials to help them make day-to-day management decisions.

The school starts at 10 a.m. Tuesday and ends at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
The course will be limited to the first 25 people who register. The registration fee is $100 per person or $150 for two from the same operation. The fee includes resource materials, breaks and meals. The registration deadline is Jan. 12.

Topics include feeding and receiving programs, feeds and animal requirements, feed additives, implants, ration formulation, optimizing nutrient utilization, facility management, feedlot health, visual detection, bunk reading, beef quality assurance, waste management issues, carcass quality, business marketing and loan programs. Bengochea will lead a tour of a commercial feedlot.

Instructors include NDSU Animal and Range Sciences Department faculty, Carrington Research Extension Center staff and others who have extensive experience working with northern Plains feedlots.

To register or for more information, contact the Foster County Extension Service office at P.O. Box 80, Carrington, ND 58421 or call (701) 652-2581.
The center is 3.5 miles north of Carrington.

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Source: Wendy Bengochea, (701) 652-2581, wendy.bengochea@ndsu.edu
Editor: Ellen Crawford, (701) 231-5391, ecrawfor@ndsuext.nodak.edu

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