Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

NC1181 Meeting August 15-16, 2013, Lincoln, Nebraska. The meeting was held in a central, more accessible location with air transport available for distant members to attend. Keith Harmoney, Chair, called the meeting to order at 8:30 am in the Board Room of the Country Inn and Suites. Participants in attendance were: Walt Fick, Lyle Lomas, Joe Moyer, Dale Blasi, Jaymelynn Farney, and Keith Harmoney, Kansas State University; John Guretzky, Karla Jenkins, Terry Klopfenstein, Jim MacDonald, Martin Massengale, Rick Rasby, Aaron Stalker, Jerry Volesky, Walt Schacht, University of Nebraska; Sandy Smart, South Dakota State University; and Deb Hamernik, Administrative Advisor, University of Nebraska. Following introductions by participants, state reports were presented. South Dakota. Sandy Smart  legume establishment, stocking density (mob grazing) study. Nebraska. Rick Rasby  applying corn condensed distiller solubles to hay windrows prior to baling and feeding to growing steers (see report). Jim MacDonald - several distillers grains studies with steers and heifers, especially effects of winter supplementation level on subsequent performance (see report). Karla Jenkins  use of beet pulp and distillers grains with straw for cow rations, reported on several meetings and webinars that were held during the past year. Walt Schacht- fertilized smooth brome compared to smooth brome with interseeded legumes for animal production. Kansas. Lyle Lomas - Distillers grains supplementation of grazing steers compared to fertilized pasture (see report). Joe Moyer - interseeding legumes with sod suppression study (see report). Keith Harmoney  interseeding legumes into wheatgrass and supplementing yearling steers with WDG late in the grazing season (see report). Dale Blasi- feeding distillers grains with salt as an intake limiter on pasture. Illinois. Tara Felix sent an electronic file of her research  utilization of crop residues and by-products to decrease use of corn in finishing cattle diets (see report). More than 45 meetings were held in which portions of data from this project were shared with producers. A handout on the timeline of the new project submittal was discussed. The intent to write a project is due September 15, while the full project is due December 1. Writing of a new project commenced. Leaders developing the main 4 research objectives are: Objective 1- Aaron Stalker, Objective 2- John Guretzky, Objective 3- Jaymelynn Farney, Objective 4- Karla Jenkins and Rick Rasby. Jim MacDonald was selected as the overall lead for the rewrite. After some discussion, the decision was made to hold the 2014 annual meeting once again in conjunction with, and following, the August 12-13, 2014 Nebraska Grazing Conference in Kearney, NE. The meeting will take place August 13 and 14 with the meeting beginning at 3:00 pm on August 13 and adjourning at 5:00 pm on August 14. Jason Rowntree will serve as the Chair and Karla Jenkins was elected as the new secretary-elect for the 2014 meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 am.

Accomplishments: The following activities, outputs, milestones, and short-term outcomes were achieved: Activities: Research projects by scientists in Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota relating to objectives 1-6 were newly initiated or continued in 2012/2013. Objective 1: It was concluded that establishment of legumes is mostly driven by precipitation and competition for moisture. Eastern studies with moisture were successful in legume establishment while the western site had greatest legume success with the greatest grass suppression from herbicide rather than grazing. Objective 2: Steers grazing unfertilized smooth brome or tall fescue in Nebraska and Kansas were supplemented with distillers grains, and each had greater average daily gains compared to animals grazing fertilized brome or fescue without being supplemented. These grazing trials were conducted to compare the effect of stocker cattle supplemented with dried distillers grains and the excretion of urine and feces as a fertilizer substitute. Also, strategic supplementation every other day or during the last portion of the grazing season resulted in animal gains that were similar to animals supplemented every day during the grazing season in Kansas. Total beef production in brome pasture interseeded with legumes was greater than in fertilized brome pasture in 2013. Objective 3: Steers and heifers on low quality winter forage and supplemented with distillers grains during winter were more profitable than supplementing during summer in Nebraska. Steers grazing smooth brome had more efficient feed:gain conversion when supplemented during the last portion of the growing season rather than all growing season in Kansas. Objective 4: Steers bunk fed and ground fed distillers grains supplement had greater gains than unsupplemented steers in Kansas, while supplementing with milo:soybean meal mix was not different. Corn stover treated with CaO and NaOH can increase fiber digestibility of low quality corn stover. Objective 6: Supplementation during winter tended to be more profitable than supplementing during the pasture growing season because of compensatory gain that occurs in the feedlot following the pasture growing season. Objective 7: Extension publications, You-tube videos, webinars, and producer meetings were held on utilizing crop residues with distillers grains supplements, and over 45 producer meetings were held in which data from this project was shared during 2013. Milestones: (2012-13): Continued new studies on legume interseeding with grass suppression in Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota.(2012-13): Grazing projects evaluating the use of biofuel co-products, nitrogen levels, and legumes on animal production during the growing season and economics are ongoing in Kansas, and Nebraska. (2012-13): Grazing projects evaluating the use of different levels of biofuel co-products and low quality forages during winter grazing are being analyzed for production system efficiency and profitability. Outputs: Data collection, webinars, You-tube videos, producer report summaries, producer meetings, and publications pertaining to objectives 1-6 were achieved. Short-term outcomes: Short-term outcomes include lower breakeven and greater profit of grazing cattle fed distillers grains.

Journals: Buckner, C. D., T. J. Klopfenstein, K. M. Rolfe, W. A. Griffin, M. J. Lamothe, A. K. Watson, J. C. MacDonald, W. H. Schacht, and P. Schroeder. 2013. Ruminally undegradable protein content and digestibility for forages using the mobile bag in situ technique. J. Anim. Sci. 91:2812-2822. Griffin, W. A., T. J. Klopfenstein, L. A. Stalker, G. E. Erickson, J. A. Musgrave, and R. N. Funston. 2012. The effects of supplementing dried distillers grains to steers grazing cool-season meadow. Prof. Anim. Scientist 28:56-63. Stalker, L. A., T. J. Klopfenstein, W. H. Schacht, and J. D. Volesky. 2012. Dried distillers grains as a substitute for grazed forage. Prof. Anim. Scientist. 28:612-617. Stephenson, M.B., W.H. Schacht, J.D. Volesky, K.M. Eskridge, and D. E. Bauer. 2013. Effect of grazing system and topography on livestock performance and vegetation characteristics in the Nebraska Sandhills. Rangeland Ecol. & Manage. In press. Watson, A. K., T. J. Klopfenstein, W. H. Schacht, G. E. Erickson, D. R. Mark, M. K. Luebbe, K. R. Brink, and M. A. Greenquist. 2012. Smooth bromegrass pasture beef growing systems: Fertilization strategies and economic analysis. Prof. Anim. Scientist 28:443-451. Abstracts: Gillespie, K., T. Klopfenstein, B. Nuttelman, C. Schneider, and G. Erickson. 2013. Effect of winter supplementation level on yearling system profitability. J. Anim. Sci. 91(E-Suppl 2):10-11 (abstr.). Gillespie, K., T. Klopfenstein, B. Nuttelman, J. Volesky, G. Erickson, and C. Schneider. 2013. Distillers grains supplementation in a forage system with spayed heifers. J. Anim. Sci. 91(E-Suppl 2):53 (abstr.). Gillespie, K., T. Klopfenstein, J. Volesky, L. Stalker, J. Musgrave, B. Nuttelman, C. Schneider, G. Erickson. 2013. Replacement of grazed forage and animal performance when distillers grains are fed in a bunk or on the ground. J. Anim. Sci. 91(E-Suppl 2):52 (abstr.). Jolly, M. L., C. J. Schneider, D. B. Burken, B. L. Nuttelman, G. E. Erickson, and T. J. Klopfenstein. 2013. Effects of feeding condensed distillers solubles with and without oil extraction on growing cattle performance. J. Anim. Sci. 91(E-Suppl 2):52 (abstr.). Warner, J. M., A. J. Doerr, C. J. Schneider, G. E. Erickson, R. J. Rasby, and T. J. Klopfenstein. 2013. Supplementing modified distillers grains plus solubles mixed with low quality forages to replace grazed intake of cow-calf pairs. J. Anim. Sci. 91(E-Suppl 2):50 (abstr.). Warner, J. M., G. E. Erickson, and R. J. Rasby. 2013. Applying corn condensed distillers solubles to hay windrows prior to baling. I. Procedure, and effects on bale temperature and nutrient composition. J. Anim. Sci. 91(E-Suppl 2):81 (abstr.). Warner, J. M., C. J. Schneider, R. J. Rasby, G. E. Erickson, and T. J. Klopfenstein. 2013. Applying corn condensed distillers solubles to hay windrows prior to baling: II. Effects on growing steer calf performance. J. Anim. Sci. 91(E-Suppl 2):81 (abstr.). Odusote, Lanre, Wes Chapple, and Tara L. Felix. 2012. Use of chemically treated corn stover as a possible alternative to corn in feedlot cattle diets. Summer Research Opportunities Program. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Liu, T., L.F. Rodriguez, A.R. Green, D.W. Shike, and J.R. Segers. 2012. Cattle movement monitoring for the assessment of impacts on pasture based systems. ASABE Paper No. 1100006. Louisville, Ky. ASABE. Liu, T., L. F. Rodríguez, A. R. Green, D. W. Shike, J. R. Segers, G. D. N. Maia, H. D. Norris. 2012. Assessment of cattle impacts on soil characteristics in integrated crop-livestock systems. ASABE Paper No. 121338321. Dallas, TX. ASABE. Norris, H., L. Rodriguez, T. Liu, A. Green, D. Shike, J. Segers, G. Maia, B. Ramirez, 2012. Impact of Livestock on Soil Characteristics in a Crop-Livestock Agroecosystem. Heather Norris. Dallas, TX. ASABE AIM. Duckworth, M.J., A.R. Schroeder, D.B. Faulkner, D.W. Shike, and T.L. Felix. 2013. Effects of feeding CaO treated WDGS or treated corn stover to cattle on performance, carcass characteristics, and ruminal metabolism. Sect. Mtg. Abstracts. J. Anim. Sci. 96: E-Suppl. 2. Nunez, A.J. C., T.L. Felix, S.C. Loerch, R.P. Lemenager, and J.P. Schoonmaker. 2013. Effects of calcium oxide inclusion in beef feedlot diets containing 60% dried distillers grains with soluble on performance and carcass characteristics. Sect. Mtg. Abstracts. J. Anim. Sci. 96: E-Suppl. 2. Long, C.J., T.L. Felix, and S.C. Loerch. 2013. Effects of dietary sulfur source on hydrogen sulfide gas concentrations in feedlot lambs. Sect. Mtg. Abstracts. J. Anim. Sci. 96: E-Suppl. 2. Kloth, A.C., L. M. Shoup, and D. W. Shike. 2013. Effects of late-gestation coproduct supplementation and time of weaning on cow performance and reproduction. Sect. Mtg. Abstracts. J. Anim. Sci. 96:E-Suppl. 2. Milnamow, M. R., T. B. Wilson, D. B. Faulkner, F. A. Ireland, and D. W. Shike. 2013. Effects of grazing novel endophyte-infected fescue following grazing endophyte-infected fescue on steer performance. Sect. Mtg. Abstracts. J. Anim. Sci. 96:E-Suppl. 2. DelValle, T. P., C. F. Shipley, F. A. Ireland, H. M. French, V. L. Jarrell, D. B. Faulkner, J. Fuselier, and D. W. Shike. 2013 Effects of pyrethroid insecticides on reproductive parameters of beef bulls. Sect. Mtg. Abstracts. J. Anim. Sci. 96:E-Suppl. 2. Cassady, C., T. B. Wilson, K. Retallick, D. B. Faulkner, and D. W. Shike. 2013. Relationship between heifer feed efficiency measures and intake of good-quality and poor-quality forage in mature beef cows. Sect. Mtg. Abstracts. J. Anim. Sci. 96:E-Suppl. 2. Kloth, A. M., C. F. Shipley, H. M. French, V. L. Jarrell, D. B. Faulkner, and D. W. Shike. 2013. Effects of pyrethroid insecticide on reproductive parameters of beef cows. Sect. Mtg. Abstracts. J. Anim. Sci. 96:E-Suppl. 2. Sneed, A., and T.L. Felix. 2013. Effects of increasing glycerin inclusion on beef cattle performance. Undergraduate Research Symposium. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Maia, G.D.N., A.R. Green, B.C. Ramirez, Y. Sun, J.R. Segers, D.W. Shike, R.S. Gates, and L.F. Rodriguez. 2013. Overview and Application of a Metabolic Chamber for Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Generation from Enteric Fermentation. ASABE Intl. Mtg. July 21, Kansas City, MO. St. Joseph, MI: ASABE. Segers, J.S., T.L. Felix, and D.W. Shike. 2013. Effects of energy source and dietary fat concentration from corn coproducts, during the growing phase, on beef cattle performance, carcass traits, digestibility, and ruminal metabolism. Joint Mtg. Abstracts. #717 Chapple, W.P., D.B. Faulkner, M.J. Cecava, P.H. Doane, A.H. Grusby, and T.L. Felix. 2013. Effects of feeding treated corn stover and distillers grains to beef cattle on performance, carcass traits, digestibility, and ruminal metabolism. Joint Mtg. Abstracts. #741 Progress Reports: Gillespie, K. L., B. L. Nuttelman, C. J. Schneider, and T. J. Klopfenstein. 2013. Effect of winter supplementation level on yearling system profitability. Neb. Beef Cattle Rep. MP 98:17-18. Gillespie, K. L., A. Stalker, T. J. Klopfenstein, J. D. Volesky, and J. A. Musgrave. 2013. Replacement of grazed forage and animal performance when distillers grains are fed in a bunk or on the ground. Neb. Beef Cattle Rep. MP 98:27-28. Jolly, M. L., C. J. Schneider, B. L. Nuttelman, D. B. Burken, T. J. Klopfenstein, and G. E. Erickson. 2013. Effects of feeding condensed distillers solubles with and without oil extraction on growing cattle performance. Neb. Beef Cattle Rep. MP 98:25-26. McGee, A. L., J. L. Harding, S. van Donk, T. J. Klopfenstein, and L. A. Stalker. 2013. Effect of stocking rate on cow performance and grain yields when grazing corn residue. Neb. Beef Cattle Rep. MP 98:36-37. McGee, A. L., T. J. Klopfenstein, L. A. Stalker, and G. E. Erickson. 2013. Effect of grazing corn residue on corn and soybean yield. Neb. Beef Cattle Rep. MP 98:38-39. Moore, S. K., C. J. Schneider, B. L. Nuttelman, D. B. Burken, T. J. Klopfenstein, G. E. Erickson, K. R. Brink, and W. H. Schacht. 2013. Strategic supplementation of dried distillers grains plus solubles to yearling steers grazing smooth bromegrass. Neb. Beef Cattle Rep. MP 98:31-32. Moore, S. K., A. K. Watson, T. J. Klopfenstein, G. E. Erickson, and W. H. Schacht. 2013. Economic analysis update: supplementing distillers grains to grazing yearling steers. Neb. Beef Cattle Rep. MP 98:33-35. Musgrave, J. A., K. L. Gillispie, S. K. Moore, L. A. Stalker, T. J. Klopfenstein, C. J. Schneider, J. L. Harding, and B. L. Nuttelman. 2013. Influence of pre-collecting diet and preparation technique on nutrient composition of masticate samples. Neb. Beef Cattle Rep. MP 98:49-50. Titlow, A. H., J. A. Hansen, M. K. Luebbe, and K. H. Jenkins. 2013. Field peas as a binder for dried distillers grains-based range cubes. Neb. Beef Cattle Rep. MP 98:29-30. Warner, J. M., C. J. Schneider, B. L. Nuttelman, D. B. Burken, T. J. Klopfenstein, and G. E. Erickson. 2013. Applying corn condensed distillers solubles to hay windrows prior to baling. I. Procedure and effects on bale temperature and nutrient composition. Neb. Beef Cattle Rep. MP 98:19-21. Warner, J. M., C. J. Schneider, R. J. Rasby, G. E. Erickson, T. J. Klopfenstein, and M. Dragstin. 2013. Applying corn condensed distillers solubles to hay windrows prior to baling: II. Effects on growing cattle performance. Neb. Beef Cattle Rep. MP 98:22-24. Felix, Tara L. 2012. Alternative Feedstuffs and Changing Co-products: Feedlot Cattle. Driftless Region Beef Conference. January 31, 2013. Lomas, L. W. and J. L. Moyer. 2013. Distillers grains supplementation strategy for grazing stocker cattle, pp. 5-12. In: SEARC Agricultural Research 2013, Report of Progress 1087. Kansas State Univ. Agric. Exp. Stn. and Coop. Extn. Serv., Manhattan, KS. 50p. http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/SEARC/doc15427.ashx Lomas, L. W. and J. L. Moyer. 2013. Effect of cultivar and distillers grains supplementation on grazing and subsequent finishing performance of stocker steers grazing tall fescue pasture, pp. 18-32. In: SEARC Agricultural Research 2013, Report of Progress 1087. Kansas State Univ. Agric. Exp. Stn. and Coop. Extn. Serv., Manhattan, KS. 50p. http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/SEARC/doc15427.ashx Lomas, L. W. and J. L. Moyer. 2013. Effect of frequency of dried distillers grains supplementation on gains of heifers grazing smooth bromegrass pastures, pp. 1-4. In: SEARC Agricultural Research 2013, Report of Progress 1087. Kansas State Univ. Agric. Exp. Stn. and Coop. Extn. Serv., Manhattan, KS. 50p. http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/SEARC/doc15427.ashx Lomas, L. W. and J. L. Moyer. 2013. Effects of various forage systems on grazing and subsequent finishing performance, pp. 13-17. In: SEARC Agricultural Research 2013, Report of Progress 1087. Kansas State Univ. Agric. Exp. Stn. and Coop. Extn. Serv., Manhattan, KS. 50p. http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/SEARC/doc15427.ashx Moyer, J. L. and L. W. Lomas. 2013. Using legumes in wheat-bermudagrass pastures. pp. 33-35. In: SEARC Agricultural Research 2013, Report of Progress 1087. Kansas State Univ. Agric. Exp. Stn. and Coop. Extn. Serv., Manhattan, KS. 50p. http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/SEARC/doc15427.ashx Publications including Trade Publications and Newsletters: Felix, Tara, and Travis Meteer. 2012. Feeding Drought Stressed Corn Silage. University of Illinois Extension. http://web.extension.illinois.edu/oardc/downloads/45571.pdf Felix, Tara, and Dan Shike. 2013. Industry Insight: Dealing with Drought. SimTalk. 21(1):36-48.