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MSU Extension serves the Michigan beef industry by engaging in research, education and outreach that enhances the quality of life for constituents throughout the state.

Mar 11

Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) - March 11

March 11, 2020 6:00PM – 7:00PM Monroe County Fairgrounds 3775 S. Custer Rd. Monroe, MI 48161

YQCA is an annual education and certification program focused on food safety, animal well-being and character awareness for youth ages 8 to 18.
Apr 9

Advanced Grazing School - 2020

April 9, 2020 – April 10, 2020 Bay Mills Community College -Waishkey Bay Farm 10135 W Mills Road, Brimley, MI 49715

This advanced grazing workshop is for those people who have multiple years of grazing experience, use some system of “rotational grazing."
Jerad Jaborek

Beef feedlot systems Extension educator
jaborekj@msu.edu
Daniel Buskirk, PhD

Associate Professor / Beef Extension Specialist
buskirk@msu.edu
517-432-0400
Frank Wardynski

Food and Animal Systems
wardynsk@msu.edu
Erica Rogers

Environmental Management Educator
roger392@msu.edu
(814) 441-1356
Erica Rogers

Environmental Management Educator
roger392@msu.edu
(814) 441-1356
Kable Thurlow

Forage-based Beef Production
thurlowk@msu.edu
989-426-7741 ext 203
Needs Assessment of Michigan Beef Industries

Published on February 12, 2020
The questions asked in the Beef Needs Assessment Survey Distributed across the state of Michigan during March, April, May of 2019 are on the following pages.
Controlled Grazing: Balancing Forages, Livestock, and Management (E2288)

Published on February 12, 2016
Pasturing, or grazing, is the original animal feeding system. With the advent of cheap energy and automated feed harvesting systems, grazing declined dramatically in the Midwest.
Cow-calf enterprise budget tool

Published on January 29, 2020
This excel tool helps cow-calf producers forecast their economic profitability. The tool will help users better understand their revenue, variable and fixed costs, and ultimately profitability.
Your 4-H Market Beef Project (4H1188)

Published on July 7, 2017
This newly revised resource contains beef project specific information for 4-H youth, parents and volunteers.
Recommendations for Marketing Youth Animal Projects – Beef

Published on May 25, 2020
This document will serve as a guide to help youth market, establish pricing, find a processor, keep records, and evaluate transportation considerations.
Grass-Finished Freezer Beef Pricing Worksheet

Published on May 4, 2020
This worksheet provides examples and calculations for pricing grass-finished freezer beef.
Grain Fed Freezer Beef Pricing Worksheet

Published on May 4, 2020
This worksheet breaks down each of the variables and provides examples on pricing.
Need assessment of the Michigan Beef Industry

Published on February 14, 2020
MSU Extension provides a list of results for the beef industries needs assessment.
Common Questions and Answers about Beef Cattle Production

Published on July 19, 2020
Common Questions and Answers about Beef Cattle Production
Grazing Management for Riparian Areas (E3101)

Published on November 16, 2015
Riparian areas which surround streams are important sources of forage for grazing livestock.
Keeping Land-applied Manure in the Root Zone - Part 2: Tile-drained Land (WO1037)

Published on October 20, 2015
Management strategies that keep applied manure in the root zone will make the nutrients available for the next crop, improve soil quality, and prevent manure nutrient and contaminant loss to the environment.
Keeping Land-applied Manure in the Root Zone - Part 1: Sediment and Contaminant Runoff (WO1036)

Published on October 20, 2015
Management practices that capture land applied manure in the root zone will make the nutrients available for the next crop, improve soil quality, and prevent manure nutrient and contaminant loss in runoff.