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CSU beef cattle workshop is Dec. 13 and 14Colorado With a theme of "Feeding the Beef Cowherd for Maximum Profit," Colorado State University's Beef Management Systems Group will be offering the Robert E. Taylor Memorial Beef Cattle Workshop Dec. 13 and 14. The event will be held in the Taylor Auditorium at CSU's Agricultural Research Development and Educational Center, 4482 E. County Road 56, Fort Collins. The two-day hands-on workshop will educate beef cattle producers about proper nutritional management of beef cows. A major emphasis will be on managing feed costs--the key to maximizing profitability on a beef cow-calf operation. Topics will include feeding for optimal reproductive performance, using body condition score, feeding during drought, and feeding crop by-products. Guidelines on cost-effective energy, protein, and mineral supplementation programs will also be discussed. The primary instructor during the workshop will be Danny Simms, Ph.D., a nutritionist with 39 years of experience working with beef cattle producers. Throughout his career, Simms served as a beef Extension specialist with Kansas State University, owned and managed feed companies, and worked as a consulting nutritionist. More recently, Simms authored the book "Feeding the Beef Cowherd for Maximum Profit: A Guide for Cattle Producers and Industry Professionals," which will serve as a key resource throughout the workshop. The Taylor Workshop is a biennial event held in memory of Robert E. Taylor, Ph.D., a long-time faculty member in the Department of Animal Sciences at CSU. Taylor's work at CSU had a great impact on seedstock and commercial cow-calf producers, as well as the students he influenced. This workshop is held in his honor to provide participants with current, research-based information for improving profitability in the beef cattle industry. The event will run from 10 a.m. on Dec. 13 to 3 p.m. on Dec. 14. Due to its hands-on nature, participation in the Taylor Workshop will be limited to the first 50 registrants. The registration fee is $150 per person; however, those who pre-register by Nov. 10 will receive a $20 discount. To register, contact Nancy Weiss at Nancy.Weiss@colostate.edu, 970-491-7604 (phone), or 970-491-5326 (fax). The registration fee includes a personal copy of Simms' 225-page manual and all meals during the event. A block of hotel rooms is available for $65 per night by contacting Days Inn in Wellington at 970-568-0444 and mentioning the CSU Animal Science Conference Rate before Nov. 30. For more information, contact Jack Whittier at Jack.Whittier@colostate.edu or 970-491-6233.
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