On RFD-TV: Kacie McCarthy

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Today we’re joined by Dr. Kacie McCarthy, a beef cow-calf specialist with Nebraska Extension, to talk about optimizing cow-calf management during the summer months.

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[00:00:00.000]From heat stress to forage
[00:00:01.670]quality, the summer months are
[00:00:03.200]an important time for
[00:00:04.340]optimizing cow-calf management.
[00:00:06.400]Dr. Kacie McCarthy with
[00:00:07.840]Nebraska Extension joins us now
[00:00:09.630]with some guidance.
[00:00:10.940]So good to have you with us, Dr.
[00:00:12.390]McCarthy.
[00:00:13.040]Let's start with the big
[00:00:14.310]picture here.
[00:00:15.220]Why is summer management so
[00:00:16.850]important for our cow-calf
[00:00:18.470]producers?
[00:00:19.380]Yes, effective summer
[00:00:21.140]management is critical for
[00:00:23.170]overall animal performance, forage
[00:00:26.000]quality, and pasture conditions.
[00:00:28.460]And so being able to really
[00:00:29.940]establish that effective
[00:00:31.450]management through the summer
[00:00:33.300]helps producers set up for a
[00:00:34.910]successful calving season and
[00:00:36.730]long-term success.
[00:00:38.100]And I know we've got those hot
[00:00:39.710]summer months right here, so
[00:00:41.430]that heat stress is critical.
[00:00:43.380]What are a few practical steps
[00:00:44.910]that producers can take to
[00:00:46.170]reduce that and the stress on
[00:00:47.630]the cattle?
[00:00:48.360]Yeah, heat stress can lower
[00:00:50.320]feed intake and reproductive
[00:00:52.370]efficiency, especially in our
[00:00:54.570]cows and our bulls.
[00:00:56.160]And so making sure that we're
[00:00:57.640]providing.
[00:00:58.460]Clean water, shade if possible,
[00:01:00.960]and avoiding handling cattle
[00:01:03.790]during the hottest parts of the
[00:01:05.880]day.
[00:01:06.380]And we can use our grazing
[00:01:07.710]management strategies to help
[00:01:09.360]minimize some of those stressors
[00:01:11.130]as well.
[00:01:11.820]Let's talk about that.
[00:01:13.780]I mean, the pasture and forage
[00:01:15.580]management is so important.
[00:01:17.400]What advice for this time of
[00:01:18.610]year on that?
[00:01:19.360]Yeah, evaluating our forage,
[00:01:21.450]making sure that maybe we're
[00:01:23.320]implementing strategies like
[00:01:25.360]rotational grazing can help
[00:01:27.580]avoid.
[00:01:28.560]Overgrazing, it can improve
[00:01:30.630]pasture quality and help
[00:01:32.330]maintain body condition in our
[00:01:34.650]cows.
[00:01:35.200]What role does mineral
[00:01:36.870]supplementation and fly control
[00:01:39.430]play during the summer?
[00:01:41.360]Yeah, so minerals are important
[00:01:43.490]for immune function and
[00:01:45.020]reproduction.
[00:01:46.220]And then fly control, maybe
[00:01:48.620]that's through a feed through
[00:01:51.240]product, ear tags, maybe that's
[00:01:54.020]a spray or back rubs.
[00:01:56.040]This all helps with animal
[00:01:57.530]comfort.
[00:01:58.260]And reducing disease prevention.
[00:02:00.860]Let's talk about the role of
[00:02:03.260]the beef industry in Nebraska.
[00:02:06.240]I know it's very important, isn't
[00:02:07.540]it?
[00:02:07.800]Yeah, Nebraska is the beef
[00:02:09.910]state, so we lead the nation in
[00:02:12.060]commercial cattle slaughter and
[00:02:14.340]beef exports and with 22
[00:02:16.760]million acres of pasture and rangeland,
[00:02:19.540]Nebraska's natural resources
[00:02:21.520]are an ideal place for cow calf
[00:02:21.830]production and with counties
[00:02:22.170]such as Cherry, Custer and Holt,
[00:02:22.630]Nebraska's natural resources
[00:02:22.890]are an ideal place for cow calf
[00:02:23.360]production and with counties
[00:02:23.560]such as Cherry, Custer and Holt,
[00:02:24.280]Nebraska's natural resources
[00:02:25.130]are an ideal place for cow calf
[00:02:26.040]production and with counties
[00:02:26.960]such as Cherry, Custer and Holt,
[00:02:28.120]Nebraska's natural resources
[00:02:28.120]are an ideal place for cow calf
[00:02:28.120]production and with counties
[00:02:28.120]such as Cherry, Custer and Holt,
[00:02:28.180]we are the top in the country
[00:02:30.400]for cow numbers.
[00:02:31.960]We know you guys do a lot of
[00:02:33.330]research for our cattle
[00:02:34.660]producers, so where can folks
[00:02:36.590]go for more information?
[00:02:38.360]We know you guys do a lot of
[00:02:38.360]research for our cattle
[00:02:38.360]producers, so where can folks
[00:02:38.360]go for more information?
[00:02:38.360]Yeah, Nebraska Extension is a
[00:02:41.400]great resource for folks if
[00:02:43.770]they want to manage herd health,
[00:02:46.330]improve pasture quality, help
[00:02:48.620]with breeding management, so
[00:02:51.050]our educators and specialists
[00:02:53.000]are here to help to provide
[00:02:54.750]research-based information year-round.
[00:02:57.560]Yeah, Nebraska Extension is a
[00:02:57.560]great resource for folks if
[00:02:57.560]they want to manage herd health,
[00:02:57.560]improve pasture quality, help
[00:02:57.560]with breeding management, so
[00:02:57.560]our educators and specialists
[00:02:57.560]are here to help to provide
[00:02:57.560]research-based information year-round.
[00:02:57.560]Yeah, Nebraska Extension is a
[00:02:57.590]great resource for folks if
[00:02:57.620]they want to manage herd health,
[00:02:57.640]improve pasture quality, help
[00:02:57.670]with breeding management, so
[00:02:57.700]our educators and specialists
[00:02:57.740]are here to help to provide
[00:02:57.760]research-based information year-round.
[00:02:58.060]And producers can also go to
[00:03:00.500]beef.unl.edu for timely
[00:03:02.970]information as well.
[00:03:04.860]Yeah, and you don't have to be
[00:03:06.270]from Nebraska to take a look at
[00:03:07.760]that, do you? That's Nebraska
[00:03:09.300]Extension beef cow calf
[00:03:10.570]specialist Dr. Kacie McCarthy.
[00:03:12.260]Thank you so much for joining
[00:03:13.640]us.

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