Pasture to Profit Podcast

Producers are enjoying high prices for their cattle. Many are trying to decide what to do with the increased revenue to reinvest in their operation, especially considering some of the current tax code changes. CSU Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett present some ideas producers may want to contemplate.

With record breaking cattle prices, some producers are asking if preconditioning calves is worth it. Colorado State University Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss the benefits to preconditioning even when prices are high.

Premiums paid based on a genetic score? US Premium Beef has been doing so over the past year using the American Angus Associations Genetic Merit Scorecard (GMS). CSU Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss what a GMS is, how it is being used to pay premiums and what those implications may means to cattle producers across the production system.

With the high price of replacement females, many producers are reluctant to make the investment. This leaves producers with underutilized pastures and extra forage. Adding stockers may be the alternative to provide revenue and utilize forage assets. CSU Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss stockers and other possible alternatives to take advantage of extra forage.

Summer heat can create direct and indirect stresses on cattle. Colorado State University Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss those stresses in this episode and how to manage cattle and other animals in the heat.

Being prepared for drought is a constant on the high plains, but usually without high cattle prices. CSU Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss strategies to plan for possible dry conditions in 2025.

With the economy being a daily lead in the news, what does the agriculture economy look like? CSU Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss what they have recently learned.

Colorado State University Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss a social media post from Noble Research Institute on Ten Time-Savers for Productive Grazing and how those ten actions could be applied to the high plains.

You can read the article at: https://www.noble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NGE-10TimeSavers.pdf

Ever consider estrous synchronization or AI of your herd? This might be the time to do it. CSU Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss the positives to synch and AI in the current cattle market.

Most producers cull cows based on being open or poor disposition, but there are some other criteria that can help producers make culling decisions. Colorado State University Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss body condition, mouthing, foot angle and claw set, and udder scores as secondary criteria for culling.

CSU Extension Specialist Scott Stinnett visits with Anna Shadbolt of CSU AgNext about virtual fencing, how it is used in research and how it could be useful to producers.

With the high price of cattle and the constant concern of drought conditions, Colorado State University Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss the why and when of grazing decision triggers.

Biosecurity is often an overlooked part of a producer's animal health plan. CSU Extension Specialist Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss why a biosecurity plan is important and what a biosecurity plan could address in this episode of the Pasture to Profit Podcast.

Stress can directly affect the health and the productivity of beef calves. CSU Extension Veterinarian Dr. Kathy Whitman joins Extension Specialist Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett to discuss stress, its effects on calves and how we can manage it.

Beef cows have become bigger over the past 50 years and during this time of high bred female prices, producers need to evaluate the cows they have and make some considerations on future replacements. CSU Extension Specialist Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss what producers may need to consider with their current cow herd, production measurement standards and the possible replacement females needed.