The annual Cattlemen’s Update, the first major event for the new year, begins the second week of January with both virtual and in-person meets throughout Northern Nevada.
Presented by the Nevada Agricultural Experimental Station and College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources at the University of Nevada, Reno, the dates for the Cattlemen’s Update are Jan. 8–12.
For more than 40 years and usually held in early January, the university holds sessions across the state to provide ranchers with current research-based information about issues that may affect the efficiency, productivity, profitability and sustainability of their businesses and Nevada’s cattle industry.
The largest single industry in Nevada is agriculture, which encompasses in 85% of the Silver State and provides a good chunk of the economy in the rural areas. As a result of the wide swath of agricultural operations across the state, the university looks at the Cattlemen’s Update as a way to support both traditional and emerging industries and their effects on producers.
According to CBNR, all advances in agriculture require both advances in research and technology.
The first in-person Cattlemen’s Update is at the Fallon Convention Center on Jan. 9 followed by a stop in Ely on the next day. Elko hosts the Cattlemen’s Update on Jan. 11 and the final presentation is Jan. 12 at the Paradise Valley Community Hall north of Winnemucca.
The virtual webinar is on Zoom. The presentation begins at 10 a.m. Attendees must register for the webinar.
Cost of the workshops is $20 per ranch, and for additional information on the Cattlemen’s Update, contact Kaley Chapin at 702-467-2668 or kaleys@unr.edu.
The following speakers are scheduled for the in-person sessions:
• Welcome from UNR College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources (CABNR), University of Nevada
Dr. Barry Perryman, professor and department chair.
• Nutrition Matters: How Feed Restrictions Impacts Bull Reproduction and Aging
Dr. Mozart Fonseca, associate professor, CABNR.
• Use of Programs on Public Lands
Chris Rose, partnership coordinator, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Nevada Beef Checkoff
Bill Dale, executive director, Nevada Beef Council and California Beef Council
• Risk Management Tools for Your Ag Operation
Staci Emm, professor and Extension educator; Lindsay Chichester, associate professor and extension educator, University of Nevada Reno Extension
• Reproduction Management: What Impacts Reproductive Efficiency of Cows?
Dr. Luis Schutz, assistant professor, CABNR
• Nevada Animal Health
Pete Mundschenk, DVM, state veterinarian, Nevada Department of Agriculture
• Poisonous Plant ID & Information at your Fingertips
Paul Meiman, Extension specialist — Rangeland Livestock/Wildlife Interactions, CABNR
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