Cattlemen’s Update returns to provide market and research updates
Educational programs to be held virtually and at four locations across Nevada
RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada, Reno will host the annual Cattlemen’s Update in person and virtually in 2023, Jan. 9 – 13. For over 50 years, the University has held several sessions across Nevada in January 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 five-day event, offered virtually on Jan. 9, and then in person at four locations across the state, is a partnership led by the University’s College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources, and its Extension and Experiment Station units. Other program partners include local sponsors, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, and Western Center for Risk Management Education.
The three- to four-hour in-person sessions will be moderated by Barry Perryman, researcher, professor and chair of the College’s Department of Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences. Jacob DeDecker, named the College’s associate dean for engagement and director of Extension in July, will welcome attendees and present some updates. Experts from the College and its Extension and Experiment Station units will discuss pertinent topics with participants, including:
- Next Grass to Worry About: Ventenata & Regional Grazing Study Results
From the College – Paul Meiman, Extension specialist, researcher and associate professor of rangeland livestock-wildlife interactions; and Lesley Morris, researcher and associate professor of rangeland ecology - What is This Economy Going to Bring the Nevada Livestock Industry?
Shannon Neibergs, USDA Western Extension Risk Management Education Center, Washington State University - Photo Monitoring: A Simple, Easy and Valuable Monitoring Tool
From the College – Brad Schultz, Extension educator in Humboldt County, researcher and professor of rangeland ecology and management - Trich in Cattle: Better to Test Than Have It
Randy Walstrum, veterinarian - Impacts of Smoke on Animal Health
From the College – Mozart Fonseca, researcher and associate professor of veterinary & rangeland sciences - USDA Farm Service Agency: Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) & Livestock Support Programs Nevada
USDA Farm Service Agency staff
This year’s schedule of sessions is:
- 9, 10 a.m., Virtual session, via Zoom only. Register at https://unrextension.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aNzW25j9SAyoUIqINxXhEA.
- 10, 5:30 p.m., Fallon, Fallon Convention Center, 100 Campus Way, dinner provided
- 11, 5:30 p.m., Ely, Ely Convention Center, 150 W. Sixth St., dinner provided
- 12, 12:30 p.m., Elko, Dalling Hall, 600 Commercial St., dinner provided
- 13, 10 a.m., Winnemucca, Extension Office, 1085 Fairgrounds Road, lunch provided