Page 10 - KMA Ag Mag 2020

KMAland 2020
10 Overcoming Current Challenges in the Ag Community

the cow. Popular here in Iowa compared to the guy that has a
is the green tag program which fleshy set of cattle. Everyone has
local vets have done a good job a marketing strategy they have
implementing. This, many times, developed that works for them. A
Cody Frey will call for one round of shots on five-gallon bucket goes a long way
the cow and then coming back and to conditioning those cattle and
Creston Livestock Market
A boostering that calf at weaning. keeping them docile. If you do

An auction market is here to Our big corporate buyers mostly feed with a feed wagon or other
help the producer and buyer come want that calf to have a minimum method which is perfectly fine,
together to get price discovery on of those two rounds of shots and just take the time to walk through
the cattle the day of that particular weaned 60 days as a minimum those calves every day just so they
auction. We are not here to work protocol. This helps minimize are seeing someone. This will help
against you. We are here to bring stress, shrink and also will help the the stress level of the cattle on
the two entities together. The cattle adjust to going back on feed marketing day and the day they
better your calves sell, the more we in a shorter time. A calf that is not arrive at their new location.
earn too. We try to help educate weaned is more likely to be at a Marketing is critical to any
the producer on any questions higher risk of illness and staying operation. At an auction market
they may have on their cattle. off feed for a longer period of time the price is continually changing.

The Certified Angus and other than a calf with a good health Keeping up with the different
programs have done a very good protocol. factors impacting sale price and
job at promoting their markets The next thing is the condition staying aware of those factors
along with other breeds. This will of the calves when they show up helps you stay in touch with the
typically be a top selling point to on sale day for us to sell. The current cattle market. You can
some buyers because the customer cattle that are clean and have been easily keep up with the current
they are working for wants a solid either bedded or running out on markets online or at any auction
set of cattle. You have to bring short pasture are going to look market. One thing to remember
what the buyer wants. better to those buyers sitting in is we’re just a call away and would
One thing that is a must for those seats that day. A good appreciate helping you in your
any producer that wants to be on green set of solid colored calves livestock marketing decisions and
the top end of any sale is having will always have you sitting at management with any questions
a good health protocol. This will the coffee shop telling the highs you may have.
start while the calves are still on of what your calves brought