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Winter Ranch Management Seminars

Vaccine management and storage will be one of the topics for the 2021 Kansas State University Winter Ranch Management Seminar Series. Hosted by three areas across the state of Kansas, the meetings will feature presentations and comments by extension educators to enhance management strategies employed by cow-calf producers.

The meetings will also feature a popular “town hall” style question-and-answer session between Kansas cattle producers and extension specialists.

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2021 Winter Ranch Management Locations/Contacts:

1. Hays

Hosted by: Cottonwood Extension District, Walnut Creek District, Phillips Rooks District, Midway District, Post Rock District

Date: Thursday, January 28; 6 – 9 p.m.

Location: Virtual. To register for Zoom link, email: bwalton@ksu.edu or aboor@ksu.edu

2. Beaumont

Hosted by: Butler, Cowley, Greenwood County Extension

Date: Tuesday, February 16; 1 – 3 p.m.

Location: Beaumont Depot Community Center
11724 SE Beaumont Rd
Beaumont, KS 67012

RSVP by February 9, 2021 to:
Charlene Miller
316-321-9660; cmmiller1@ksu.edu

3. Council Grove

Hosted by: Flint Hills Extension District

Date: Tuesday, February 16; 5:15 – 9 p.m.

Location: Morris County Community Building
612 US-56 Highway
Council Grove, KS 66846

RSVP by February 9, 2021 to:
Shannon Spencer
620-767-5136; spspencer@ksu.edu

2020 Archive

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2020 Proceedings

Value captured from improved production practices: What’s the sale data say? — Esther McCabe, Kansas State University

Forage sampling and testing — Brett Melton

Understanding pregnancy loss. — Dr. Gregg Hanzlicek, KSU Vet Diagnostic Lab

Proper vaccine storage and handling — Rachael Boyle

Topics:

· Value captured from improved production practices: What’s the sale data say? — Esther McCabe, Kansas State University

· Forage sampling and testing or Proper vaccine storage and handling — Local Extension Agents

· Understanding pregnancy loss. — Dr. Gregg Hanzlicek, KSU Vet Diagnostic Lab

· Townhall Q & A with Extension Specialists

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2020 Winter Ranch Management locations and contacts include:

Ulysses

Hosted by: Grant, Stanton, Kearny, and Hamilton Co. Ext.
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2020; Noon –3:30 PM
Location: Grant Co. Civic Center — 1000 W. Patterson Ave, Ulysses, KS

RSVP by January 23, 2020 to:
Elizabeth Kissick, Grant Co. Extension
620-356-1721; emrogers@ksu.edu

Ashland

Hosted by: Clark, Comanche and Meade County Extension
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2020; 5:30 - 8:30 PM
Location: Clark Co. Fairgrounds — 11th Avenue and Kentucky Street, Ashland, KS 67831

RSVP by January 23, 2020 to:
Kalee Krier, Clark Co. Extension
620-826-5307; krier@ksu.edu

Plainville

Hosted by: Twin Creeks, Golden Prairie, Midway and Phillips-Rooks Extension Districts
Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2020; Noon –3:30 PM
Location: First State Bank — 120 W. Mill St., Plainville, KS

RSVP by February 4, 2020 to:
Rachael Boyle, Phillips-Rooks Ext. Dist.
785-425-6851; rboyle@ksu.edu

Mankato

Hosted by: River Valley, Central Kansas and Post Rock Ext. Districts
Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2020; 5:30 - 8:30 PM
Location: Mankato Community Center — 214 N. High Street, Mankato, KS

RSVP by February 4, 2020 to:
Brett Melton, River Valley Ext. Dist.
785-243-8185; bmelton@ksu.edu

Sandra Wick, Post Rock Ext. Dist.
785-282-6823; swick@ksu.edu

Yates Center

Hosted by: Southwind and Wildcat Extension Districts, Greenwood and Coffey County Extension
Date: Thursday, February 27, 2020; 5:30 - 8:30 PM
Location: Woodson County 4-H — 713 S. Fry., Yates Center, KS

RSVP by February 20, 2020 to:
Dale Lanham, Southwind Ext. Dist.
620-625-8620; dlanham@ksu.edu

Meeting times and registration fees vary by location, but all will include a meal. Participants are asked to RSVP for a selected location by the close of business one week prior to the event. Interested participants should contact their local host contact for registration and RSVP details.