Nebraska Extension will host its annual Summer Stocker/Yearling Tour on June 23 near Broken Bow, offering cattle producers an opportunity to learn from Nebraska operations managing through ongoing drought conditions and explore current research and management strategies for stocker and yearling systems.
Registration will be held from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Central time at the Custer County Fairgrounds 4-H Building, 44100 Memorial Drive in Broken Bow.
Tour participants will visit operations managed by Rodney Lamb at Lamb Farm and Feedyard and Mike Tierney, where discussions will focus on drought management, grazing strategies, forage conditions and decision-making during challenging environmental conditions.
Lunch will be served at noon at the 4-H Building and will include a presentation from University of Nebraska–Lincoln beef systems specialists on a new vitamin and mineral balancing tool designed to support producer decision-making and herd performance.
“With tight margins, ongoing drought concerns and continued shifts across the cattle industry, producers are looking closely at management decisions that can improve efficiency and long-term sustainability,” said Brent Plugge, Nebraska Extension educator.
“This tour gives producers the opportunity to hear directly from operations navigating those challenges while also connecting with research-based information they can apply to their own operations.”
The cost to attend is $20, which includes lunch.
Registration is due June 19. Participants can register online at go.unl.edu/summerstockertour or by calling 308-268-3105. The tour is sponsored by Merck Animal Health.
Nebraska Extension’s Summer Stocker/Yearling Tour provides producers with practical, research-based information while creating opportunities for producers, industry partners and Extension specialists to discuss current challenges and management strategies facing Nebraska’s beef industry.
