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21 CALF News • February | March 2020 • www.calfnews.net The battery powered Te Pari Revolution Dosing Gun connects to various livestock scales and software to give you the exact dose for each animal based on its actual weight. For more info download a brochure or call us. WWW.WEIGHYOURPROFIT.COM Te Pari Products Inc – Nebraska – Toll Free 800 315 0433 ARE YOU UNDER DOSING YOUR BEST CATTLE? You could be over dosing by up to $10/head! Clyde Smith (MS) 601-540-613 Chad Holt (TX) 903-272-5010 Kyle Latham (TX) 254-715-2162 Gary West (TN) 731-335-3023 Jeff Anslinger (MO) 816-244-7340 Bryan Sundsbak (SD) 605-209-0559 Logan Kennedy (MO) 417-592-1764 Key to a successful and profitable cow operation is getting cows to breed early in the breeding season and maintain a shorter calving interval. Feeding trace minerals as part of a balanced diet can ensure a cow has effective nutrients that aid in reproductive performance. MLS #12 HI MINERAL ►Controlled, Consistent Daily Intake ►Essential Vitamins & Trace Minerals ►Replaces Bagged Mineral Products ►NO WASTE DUE TO WEATHER MLS #12 BREEDER MINERAL ►Supplies Organic Copper, Zinc, Manganese, & Cobalt ►Low Consumption = Low Cost ►Replenishes depleted trace minerals needed for rebreeding FED STEER CHALLENGE Continued from page 9 Benes is on the steering committee to represent Nebraska 4-H Extension. In 2018, Nebraska 4-H began designing a real-world application for the beef project. Youth pay market price for their project the day of calf selection. Last year, 19 kids were presented 30 steers to choose from at 4 Plus Feeders near Lexington. Each junior was offered their choice of steer and, remarkably, each one got their first choice, with no conflict. A monthly educational webinar was hosted by a UNL faculty member on a variety of applicable sub- jects throughout the year. All the steers were exhib- ited at the Nebraska State Fair in their own Fed Steer Challenge Class. It was judged by a commercial fed cattle buyer. Subsequently, the steers were harvested at Cargill in Schuyler and carcass data collected. The final scores for contestants were gleaned from average daily gain, record book scores, carcass merit, personal interviews and a display each contestant presented at the Nebraska Cattlemen Convention in December. The eventual winner in 2019 was Spencer Walahoski of Overton. The second class of the Fed Steer Challenge began near the end of December 2019.  K-12 as messengers for agriculture. “They are actually influencers in their households,” she explained. “There is a distinction between having an experience and having an everlasting memory.” Creating a strong memory in a teaching moment that utilizes agricul- ture as the vehicle for education allows experiences to be created that students will refer to throughout their lifetime. Ruhland continued this idea of creat- ing everlasting memories for students. “We can make these ‘sticky moments’ happen for students,” she said.“And we can do that using agriculture as a teacher.” Wrapping up their discussion, each panelist left a few words they believed were most important in telling their story. Taber and Harden reiterated their concepts of communicating effectively through listening. Ruhland ended the panel saying,“If I have to leave you with one word, it would be trust. Trust is the foundation of every successful customer-business relationship.” Full video recordings of the Ag Inno- vation Summit can be found at http:// csuaginnovationsummit.colostate.edu/.  The top five Fed Steer Challenge competitors are, left to right, first, Spencer Walahoski; second, Kelsee Moffat; third, Logan Buhrman; fourth, Lydia Fitzke; and fifth, Tayler Danburg.