2nd year students in Lakeland College's animal science technology program take a Student Managed Farm class. Lakeland's Student Managed Farm - powered by New Holland has both livestock and crop sides. The livestock side is further broken down into commercial beef, dairy, purebred beef and sheep units. This is the final presentation of the 2013-14 commercial beef unit.

2. Starting Cattle Numbers from December 31st
2013
70 Cows
49 Heifer calves
3 Bulls
11 Bred Heifers

3.  Purchased 10 bred heifers
 Cull Percentage = 5%
 Sold heifers = 30
 Replacement heifers = 19

4. Current Cattle Numbers
64 Cows
14 Cull Cows
78 Spring Calves
3 Bulls
19 Replacement
Heifers

5.  Total calves born 85
 Including 1 acquired heifer calf
 55% Bulls:45% Heifers
 5 sets of twins
 - 6% Dead
 - 2% Sold replacement calves
 Adjusted total calves = 78

6. 80 85 90 95 100 105
Bull BW
Heifer BW
Average BW
2014
2013
2012

7. 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Calving Percentage
Assistance Rate
Death Loss Percentage
2014
2013
2012

8. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Fourth 21 days
Third 21 days
Second 21 days
First 21 days
2014
2013
2012

9. Inventory Sales Totals
Sold cull cows $8,492.52
Sold open heifer $12,498.14
Sold cull heifers $18,662.62
Sold steer calves (Auction) $39,233.98
- steer calves (Stockman’s Club) $4,350.00
Sold replacement calves $700
Total $83,937.26

11. Purchases Totals
Bought heifers $16,862.82
Bought bred heifers $16,500.00
Total $33,362.82

12. April 2013 through March 2014 Totals
Total Income $74,537.26
Total Expense $124,494.04
Net Income ($49,956.78)

13.  Health/treatment records.
 Costs/treatment.
 Monitoring overall health of animals.
 Vaccination/treatment protocol
 Pregnancy checking

14.  Testing results:
 #136 LFE BS Lewis 3048Y
aka “Curly” satisfactory
 #120 LFE BS Lewis 3072Y
aka “Mo” satisfactory
 #25 LFE BS Lewis 361Z aka
“Poker” questionable

16.  Turning bulls out.
 Pasture space for:
 Cows
 Cull cows
 Heifers

17.  2011 Yield: 4 ton/ac
 2012 Yield: 5.3 ton/ac
 2013 Yield: 4.9 ton/ac

18. 2012 2013

19.  Bought bred heifers to maintain our calf
crop for this year.
 Bought heifers for increased potential
replacement heifer selection.
 To sell heifers in breeding market in the
spring.

21. Input/Heifer Totals
Purchase $833.69
Feed $257.17
Commissions & Medication $44.27
Yardage $81.00
Interest $21.85
Breakeven $1,237.98

22. Net Income/Heifer Totals
Input costs $1,237.98
Sale price $1,416.60
Net Income $178.62
 Did we Profit?

23. SireTRACE, 2-Stage Weaning, Public Relations

24. Who's Your Daddy?
12- Curly #136
5- Mo #120
2- Poker #25
11- Unknown
Results

25.  In traditional weaning the calf goes through
separation anxiety and a diet change.
 2-Stage weaning
 Cutting out milk supply for 3-5 days.
 Separation occurs afterward.
(Dr. Joseph Stookey; U of S Professor – http://quietwean.com/)

26.  Advantages
 Increased feed intake.
 Decreased chances of calves getting sick from stress.
 Disadvantages
 Calves can cheat.
 Have to run cows and calves through handling
facilities twice.
(Dr. Joseph Stookey; U of S Professor – http://quietwean.com/)

27.  Web Link
 Connecting with the public and potential students
 Marketing
 Year summary
 Beef Bits
 Article in the school newsletter
 Summarizing SMF activities

28.  Leadership Day
 “Introduction Day” into SMF
 Description of job responsibilities.
 Question & Answer period.
 Identify what groups the first years were interested in.

29. Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats

30.  Collecting Information
 Economic Determination
 Owning Herd Sires

31.  Communication
 Economies of Scale
 Underdeveloped Protocols

32.  Beef Day
 Selling commercial females.
 SireTRACE
 Leadership Day
 Web Link

33.  Volatile markets
 Disease epidemic
 Border closures

34.  Maintain good record keeping.
 Keep website updated.
 Watch markets
 i.e sell steers at weaning.
 Focus on culling undesirable cows to
maintain a young herd.
 Buy a new herd sire.
 Focus on maximizing return on heifer calves
 Continue SireTRACE on heifer calves.
 Palpate potential sale heifers before sale.

35.  LLC Marketing Services: Cathy
Wolters
 LLC Media Services
 Morris Garnier
 New Holland: Webb’s Machinery
 Nilsson Bros. Vermilion
 Peter Wilkinson
 Robert Dixon
 Ron Hoffman
 Rusty Stalwick
 Sharon Reiter
 Tracy Quinton
 UFA Vermilion -Bree Paterson
 Westman Farms
 Zoetis Animal Health
 Bob Wilson
 Canadian Western Agribition
 Denise Martin
 Dr. Crystal Mullen
 Dr. Ken Smith
 Duncan MacMillan
 Garnet Ailsby
 Geoff Brown
 Jamie Anderson
 Jax Byers
 Josie Van Lent
 Kyle Lewis
 Larry Bingham
 LLC Ag Students: WRCH