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ifr150327–36 Winter Feeding & the Cow Calf Operation Dan Shike, Beef Specialist - University of Illinois Winter nutrition for the cow calf operation is key. Todd Gleason reports from Urbana, Illinois it may be the best opportunity to positively affect real income. This was the message heard during the annual… 3:13 radio 3:24 radio self contained 3:18 tv 3:30 tv cg 2:05 tv short 2:16 tv short-cg This was the message heard during the annual Beef & Beyond conference. It was clear and concise. The winter feeding program at a cow calf operation separates profitable farms from less profitable operations. It depends a lot on stored feed says University of Illinois Beef Cattle Specialist Dan Shike. Shike :12 …what’s the least cost approach. Quote Summary - How much stored feed are they having to purchase and what is their winter feeding program. We would like to graze as many days as we can, but if we can’t graze we have to feed them...

ifr150327–35 The Final Days of the USDA Report Data Mark Schleusener, Illinois State Statistician - USDA NASS Tuesday the Department of Agriculture will release one of its most anticipated reports of the year. It began collecting data from farmers at the beginning of this month. Todd Gleason tells the story on how the crop acreage data is compiled, encrypted and transferred to Washington, D.C. USDA contacts more than 80,000 farmers across the… 2:33 radio 2:53 radio self contained USDA contacts more than 80,000 farmers across the United States in March. It asks them a series of questions. One in the series is about which crops and how many acres of each they expect to plant this season. The agency sends all those farmers a letter to do this. Those not responding get a phone call, and then if they still don’t respond receive a face-to-face visit. The collection was completed Wednesday March 18th. Last Friday the Illinois and Missouri National Agricultural St...

ifr150320–31 How USDA NASS Counts Acres Mark Schleusener, Illinois State Statistician - USDA NASS USDA has just wrapped up its survey of more than 80,000 U.S. farmers. Todd Gleason reports how the agency uses the information to develop the March 31st acreage forecast. In the spring USDA’s National Agricultural… 3:01 radio 3:16 radio self contained In the spring USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service division contacts farmers in hopes of learning how much of each crop they expect to plant. The agency contacts farmers across the United States. Corn and soybean farmers are of particular interest. This year more than 4000 Kansas farmers were tapped, along with around 3700 in Nebraska and about 3000 in each of the Dakotas, Iowa, and Illinois. Another 2000 farmers each were contacted in Indiana and Ohio. Schleusener :06 …so we use what’s called a stratified sample Quote Summary - Our goal is to make sure we are measuring small, med...

ifr150320–30 Cold Weather Maintenance Diets for Dairy Calves Phil Cardoso, Dairy Specialist - University of Illinois Feeding a heifer dairy calf properly during cold weather can mean up to 1500 extra pounds of milk during her first lactation period. Todd Gleason has more on the increased cold weather maintenance diet that results in such a gain. You can get more milk from a cow if you treat it right… 1:49 radio 2:02 raidio self contained You can get more milk from a cow if you treat it right as a calf says University of Illinois Dairy Specialist Phil Cardoso. This is especially the case if those calves are fed a proper maintenance diet during periods of cooler (not necessarily cold) weather when they are very young. Cardoso :32 ….some energy to him himself. Quote Summary - The maintenance diet supplies all the energy needed for the development of the immune system, for growth, and for the calf to live. There is a thermal neutral zone in which the calve...