The Range Beef Cow Symposium XIX
December
6, 7, & 8, 2005
Rapid City, SD
Industry Issues
Factors and Policies Affecting the Cattle
Industry
Jim Wiesenmeyer, Informa Economics

Animal Disease and Trade Effects on our
Markets
Jim Robb, Livestock Marketing and
Information Center

Food-Borne Pathogens - Control Through
Management
Terry Klopfenstein, University of Nebraska -
Lincoln

The Future of the Beef Industry
Gary Smith, Colorado State University

New Demands on Beef Products
Jim Coakley, Coleman Natural Beef

Beef and the Consumer
Restaurateur's Perspective on Animal ID
Victor Matthews, Jr., Black Bear Restaurant,
Green Mountain Falls, CO

Eye on the ID
Gilbert Ranch, Buffalo, SD

Animal ID: Making It Work in the Cattle
Industry
Mark Harmon, Joplin Regional Stockyards,
Carthage, MO

Genetics
Crossbreeding: The Forgotten Tool
Jim Gosey, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Improving Feed Efficiency Through Genetics
Mark Allan, USDA-ARS - Clay Center, NE

Using New Selection Tools
Mark Enns, Colorado State University

Utilizing Carcass Traits in a Breeding
Program
Rich Blair, Blair Brothers Angus Ranch,
Vale, SD

Reproduction
Management Strategies to Reduce Embryonic
Loss
Tom Geary, USDA-ARS - Miles City, MT

Factors Affecting Breeding Success
George Perry, South Dakota State University

Heifer Development: Revisiting Target
Weights and Management Approaches
Trey Patterson, Padlock Ranch, Ranchester,
WY

Range and Nutrition
Grazing Management, a Holistic Approach
Dale Richardson, Rex Ranches, Lakeside, NE

Forecasting Forage Production
Sandy Smart, South Dakota State University

Distillers Grains for Range Cattle
Ivan Rush, University of Nebraska -
Scottsbluff

Supplementation, Winter Cow Nutrition
Don Adams, University of Nebraska - North
Platte

Animal Health
Bovine Trichomoniasis
Russ Daly, South Dakota State University

Putting BVD Control on Your Radar Screen
Jim Kennedy, Colorado State University

Getting the Most Out of a Vaccine Program
Charlie Stoltenow, North Dakota State
University

Management
Family Communication in Ag Operations:
Getting the Cards on the Table
Randy McKee, Estate Planning Services, Inc.,
Rapid City, SD

"Decoding" the Alphabet Soup of Animal ID
and Marketing Programs
Jack Whittier, Colorado State University

Managing and Marketing Cull Cows
Cody Wright, South Dakota State University

Business and Marketing
Key Indicators of Success in Ranching: A
Balanced Approach
Barry Dunn, King Ranch Institute for Ranch
Management, Kingsville, TX

Determining the Best Time to Wean
Steve Paisley, University of Wyoming

A Producer's Experience on Moving Calving
Date
Mark McCarty, Two-Dot Ranch, Cody, WY

Natural Beef in the Feedlot: Risk & Return
to Feeder Calf Premiums
Turk Stovall, ORIgen Beef, Huntley, MT

State of the Beef Industry and Cattle Market
Situation and Outlook
Randy Blach, CattleFax

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