Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

On June 8, 2004, the NCR-87 Committee and guests convened at the University of Minnesota North Central Research and Outreach Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. A welcome was given by host Cliff Lamb, David Rabas (Head, North Central Research and Outreach Center), and F. Abel Ponce de León (Head, Dept. of Animal Science, UMN). Individual station reports were given for each NCR-87 objective. A period of questions and interaction was associated with each station report. Darryl Strohbehn, a guest from Iowa State University, gave a presentation on the Brands ration balancing programs produced by the Iowa Beef Center. He offered to customize products for states that were interested and encouraged the group to help with the process. On June 9, President Greg Lardy called the 2004 NCR-87 business meeting to order. Old Business Twig Marston moved to accept the 2003 Minutes as written; Dan Faulkner seconded. The motion carried. Greg Lardy gave a report on the NCR-87 sponsored symposium entitled Management of the Two-Year-Old Cow which was held at the 2004 Midwest American Society of Animal Science Meetings in March. Based on attendance and comments from participants, the symposium was viewed as a success. Invited speakers were in the process of submitting five separate review papers to The Professional Animal Scientist. Don Boggs suggested an evaluation tool be developed for future symposia. New Business Greg Lardy asked for ideas for future symposia. Dan Faulkner suggested that CAB would likely sponsor a meeting on early weaning, and he made the point that the NCR-87 committee should not limit themselves to only one symposium. Greg Lardy suggested that the committee should pursue the early weaning topic and look at a potential collaboration with NCR-206 on developing the program. John Hall asked about Extension Educators budgets to get to Midwest Meetings to attend Extension Symposia. Don Boggs said that it was difficult to get South Dakota Extension Educators to Des Moines for the Midwest meetings. Rick Rasby reported that Nebraska brings 6-8 Educators to Midwest Meetings, and Dan Faulkner commented that Illinois brings 6-8 as well. Greg Lardy suggested more symposia to make it worth bringing Educators to the Midwest Meetings in Des Moines. Don Boggs asked if our committee should sponsor two symposia? Dan Faulkner suggested the committee should sponsor more than one symposium. Daryl Strohbehn commented that is was possible to have too many symposia at the Midwest Meetings. He suggested a joint symposium with NC225 and NCBA outside of Midwest. Don Boggs suggested a potential collaboration with the North Central Region Bovine Reproductive Task Force and their September 2004 meeting in North Platte. The committee agreed that it was too late to develop a collaboration for the upcoming meeting, but that collaboration with that group would be a viable option in the future. Henry Tyrell suggested Animal Identification as a potential symposium topic. A discussion over Animal ID followed. Dan Faulkner commented that we did not have enough information to have an Animal ID symposium at that time. The committee agreed that this was an important topic but that it was premature to develop a symposium specific to Animal Identification. Greg Lardy asked for nominations for a symposium committee. Rich Rasby moved to form two committees: one committee to develop a symposium on Early Weaning Calves to be held at Midwest Animal Science Meetings and another to develop a proposal for future regional outreach symposia in collaboration with NCBA or other committees. Twig Marston seconded the motion. The motion carried. Dan Faulkner and Greg Lardy volunteered to work with the Midwest Extension Committee and NCR-206 to develop a collaborative symposium on Early Weaning to be held at the 2005 Midwest Animal Science Meetings in Des Moines, IA. The following members volunteered to serve on the committee to develop a proposal for future outreach symposia in collaboration with other committees or associations: Rick RasbyChair Trey Patterson Twig Marston Greg Lardy David Patterson asked if the Five States Beef Initiative was at a stage where they could provide a summary for the NCR-87 committee. Dan Faulkner suggested that Ron Lemenager be asked to give an update at the next meeting. Dan Faulkner moved that the 2005 NCR-87 Annual Meeting be held jointly with NCR-206 at the University of Illinois campus in June of 2005. Trey Patterson seconded. The motion carried. Dan Faulkner agreed to coordinate with NCR-206 to co-schedule the NCR-87 Annual Meeting. Greg Lardy called for nominations for Secretary. David Patterson nominated Twig Marston. Rick Rasby moved nominations cease and that a unanimous ballot be cast for Twig Marston. Dan Faulkner seconded. The motion carried. Don Boggs gave an administrative update. He reported that NCR-87 received compliments on outreach efforts. Boggs reported that NCR-87 needs to generate and report publications consistent with NCR-87 objectives. Boggs suggested each station send a publication list to him. Refereed publications, thesis, and dissertations should be included. He reported that NCR-87 will be required to have a proposal prepared next year for project renewal, and he asked if a committee should be formed to work on Proposal Renewal prior to next summers meeting. John Hall suggested that the new chair and past three chairs serve on a committee to work on a new proposal. Greg Lardy assigned the following members to serve on the committee: Greg Lardy (chair) Trey Patterson David Lalman John Hall Dan Faulkner Boggs suggested environmental issues will be important in the future, and that collaborative efforts are important and encouraged. Boggs encouraged the committee to work with other committees in research and outreach efforts. He reported that NC committees might be narrowed down in scope and number in the future. Don Boggs and the committee thanked Cliff Lamb and University of Minnesota for hosting the meeting. Henry Tyrell provided an update from CSREES. He announced this would be his last year as the committees advisor. Tyrell outlined expectations for upcoming budgets, and reported that Homeland Security is a new initiative. Tyrell reported that NRI is accepting larger, multi-institutional grants and that multi-state collaborative research is needed. He also reported that the Office of Management and Budget is conducting a Portfolio Review, which reviews each agency. Each specialization area must fit into a strategic plan and funding will be based on compliance. Greg Lardy and the committee thanked Henry Tyrell for his years of service as the NCR-87 Committee Advisor. Trey Patterson moved to adjourn. Twig Marston seconded. The motion carried. The committee adjourned until 2005. Respectfully Submitted, Trey Patterson Vice President, Acting Secretary, 2004-2005

NCR-87 sponsored a symposium entitled Management of the Two-Year-Old Cow which was held at the 2004 Midwest American Society of Animal Science Meetings in March. This symposium was targeted toward Extension Educators and industry professionals who work daily with beef cattle producers. Based on attendance and comments from participants, the symposium was viewed as a success. Invited speakers were in the process of submitting five separate review papers to The Professional Animal Scientist. A computerized, decison aid to assist producers in identifying the most appropriate artificial insemination synchronization program was developed and distributed through the Iowa Beef Center. Much of the research that supports this decision aid was conducted by participants in NCR 87. Committee members shared an outstanding set of research reports that provided valuable information for designing future experimentation among members as well as new knowledge for extension personnel to utilize when working with producer clientele. Topics ranged from minimizing phosphorous excretion into the environment, to cost effective supplementation strategies, to the impact of water quality on cattle perofrmance, to management programs to enhance carcass value.

Refereed journal: Janovick, N.A., J.R. Russell, D.R. Strohbehn, and D.G. Morrical. 2004. Productivity and hay requirements of beef cattle in a Midwestern year-round grazing system. J. Anim. Sci. (Accepted for publication). Clark, J.T., J.R. Russell, D.L. Karlen, W.D. Busby, and B.C. Peterson. 2004. Effects of corn crop residue grazing on soil physical properties and subsequent soybean production in a corn-soybean crop rotation. Agron. J. (Accepted for publication). Blummel, M., A. Karsli, and J.R. Russell. 2003. Influence of diet on growth yields of rumen micro-organisms in vitro and in vivo: influence on growth yield of variable carbon fluxes to fermentation products. Brit. J. Nutr. 90:625-634. Hermann, M.L., J.R. Russell, and S.K. Barnhart. 2002. Evaluation of hay-type and grazing tolerant alfalfa cultivars in season-long or complementary rotational stocking systems for beef cows. J. Anim. Sci. 80:768-779. Russell, J.R., K. Betteridge, D.A. Costall, and A.D. Mackay. 2001. Treading effects on water infiltration and sediment loss from New Zealand hill soil. J. Range Manage. 54:184-190. Lardy, G.P., D.N. Ulmer, V. L. Anderson, and J. S. Caton. 2003. Effects of increasing level of supplemental barley on forage intake, digestibility, and ruminal fermentation in forage fed beef cattle. Submitted 6/03/03. J. Anim. Sci. Baumann, T.A., G.P. Lardy, J. S. Caton, and V. L. Anderson. 2004. Effect of energy source and rumen degradable protein addition on performance of lactating beef cows and digestion characteristics of steers. Accepted. J. Anim. Sci. J. J. Reed, G. P. Lardy, M. L. Bauer, T. C. Gilbery and J. S. Caton. 2004. Effect of field pea level on intake, digestion, microbial efficiency, ruminal fermentation, and in situ disappearance in beef steers fed forage-based diets. In Press. J. Anim. Sci. H. B. Encinias, G. P. Lardy, A. M. Encinias, and M. L. Bauer. 2004. High linoleic acid safflower seed supplementation for gestating ewes: Effects on ewe performance, lamb survival, and brown fat stores. Accepted with Revisions. J. Anim. Sci. Schauer, C.S., G.P. Lardy, W.D. Slanger, M.L. Bauer, and K.K. Sedivec. 2004. Self-limiting supplements fed to cattle grazing mixed-grass prairie in the northern Great Plains. J. Anim. Sci. 82:298-306. Reviewed Proceedings: Bormann, K.J., W. Powers, and J.R. Russell. 2003. Effects of forage maturity on phosphorus digestion in beef cows. IN: Proceedings/Reports American Forage and Grassland Council. April 25-27, Lafayette, LA 12:258-262. May, G.L., J.R. Russell, N.A. Janovick, J.D. Lawrence, D.R. Strohbehn, and D.G. Morrical. 2003. An economic comparison of year-round vs conventional grazing systems in Iowa. IN: Proceedings/Reports American Forage and Grassland Council. April 25-27, Lafayette, LA 12:215-220. Clark, J.T., J.R. Russell, W.D. Busby, D.L. Karlen, D.L. Maxwell, and B. Peterson. 2003. Effects of corn crop residue grazing on soil physical properties and subsequent soybean production in a corn-soybean crop rotation. IN: Proceedings/Reports American Forage and Grassland Council. April 25-27, Lafayette, LA 12:286. Clark, J.T. and J.R. Russell. 2003. Effects of stocking rate and energy supplementation on performance and feed intake of heifers grazing stockpiled forages. IN: IN: Proceedings/Reports American Forage and Grassland Council. April 25-27, Lafayette, LA 12:287. Haan, M.M., J.R. Russell, W. Powers, S. Mickelson, S.I. Ahmed, J. Kovar, and R. Schultz. 2003. Effects of grazing management on pasture production and phosphorus content of forage. IN: Proceedings/Reports American Forage and Grassland Council. April 25-27, Lafayette, LA 12:347-352. Haan, M., J. Russell, W. Powers, S. Mickelson, J. Kovar, and R. Schultz. 2002. Effects of grazing management on sediment and phosphorus run-off. Proc. Amer. Forage Grassl. Council 11:292-296. Barnhart, S.K., J.R. Russell, M.J. Hersom, and D.R. Farnham. 2001. Transgenic maize hybrid crop residues: nutritive value and their effects on performance of grazing beef cows. Pp. 729-735. Proc. of the XIX International Grassland Congress, San Paulo, Brazil. Lardy, G.P., D.C. Adams, T.J. Klopfenstein and H.H. Patterson. 2003. Building Beef Cow Nutritional Programs with the 1996 NRC Beef Cattle Requirements Model. J. Anim. Sci. http://www.asas.org/symposia/04esupp/E83.pdf Gates, R. N., H. H. Patterson, P. S. Johnson, B. H. Dunn, and C. A. Tusler. 2004. Interactive training in sustainable rangeland livestock production systems. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci. 55:179-181. Johnson, P.S. and H. H. Patterson. 2004. Effects of sulfates in water on performance of steers grazing rangeland. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci. 55:261-264. Patterson, H. H., P. S. Johnson, E. H. Ward, and R. N. Gates. 2004. Effects of sulfates in water on performance of cow-calf pairs. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci. 55:265-268. Tjardes, K. E., H. H. Patterson, and B. D. Rops. 2004. Effects of supplying water with varying levels of total dissolved solids and sulfates to steers during the growing period on subsequent finishing performance. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci. 55:141-144. Ward, E. H. and H. H. Patterson. 2004. Effects of thiamin supplementation on performance and health of growing steers consuming high sulfate water. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci. 55:375-378. Ward, E. H., H. H. Patterson, and R. J. Pruitt. 2004. Response of gestating beef cows to limit-fed diets containing rolled barley. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci. 55:22-24. Theses: Janovick, N.A. 2002. Evaluation of year-round grazing systems for fall- and spring-calving beef cows. M.S. Thesis. Iowa State University. Clark, J.T. 2003. Evaluating efficacy and limitations of winter grazing systems for beef cattle on animal production and soil properties. M.S. Thesis. Iowa State University. Travis Maddock. Effects of nursing calf nutrition program on intake, digestibility, and ruminal fermentation patterns in grazing calves and the subsequent effects on feedlot performance and carcass composition. Expected Graduation Date: August, 2004. Expected Degree Earned: Ph.D., Animal and Range Sciences. Teresa Baumann. Effects of coproduct type and level on ruminal metabolism and cow performance. Graduation Date: December, 2003. Degree Earned: M.S. Animal and Range Sciences. Adele Gelvin. Effects of field pea based creep feeds on ruminal fermentation and calf performance while grazing native range in southwestern North Dakota. Graduation Date: May, 2004. Degree Earned: M.S. Animal and Range Sciences. Jennifer Leupp. Effect of microbial extract or oilseed additions to cooked molasses blocks on forage digestibility and ruminal fermentation. Co-Advised with Dr. Joel Caton. Expected Graduation Date: June, 2004. Expected Degree Earned: M.S. Animal and Range Sciences.