Tennessee Cattle Business Magazine - April 2024

2024

You can achieve effective parasite control in one product, where before you may have needed two. Valcor (doramectin and levamisole injection) is the first prescription cattle dewormer with two active ingredients in one dose. It’s never been easier to be tough. Get tough at ValcorTough.com.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: Do not treat cattle with Valcor within 15 days of slaughter. Not for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older, including dry dairy cows; not for use in beef calves less than 2 months of age, dairy calves, and veal calves. Safety has not been evaluated in breeding bulls. Use with caution in cattle treated with cholinesterase inhibitors. This product is likely to cause injection site swelling; tissue damage (including granulomas and necrosis) may occur. These reactions have resolved without treatment. See Brief Summary of Full Prescribing Information on the next page.

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• Loan Conversion Program – If conditions change, you can convert to a lower rate without the headache of refinancing.**

SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOLARSHIPS

The Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association (TCA) and Tennessee CattleWomen’s Association (TCW) will award a total of four, $600 scholarships to outstanding students who demonstrate good leadership skills, industry involvement, and a desire to pursue a career in the beef industry Fields of study may include education, communications, production, research, or any other area involved with the beef industry The purpose of this program is to identify and encourage talented and thoughtful students who will emerge as industry leaders

CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must be graduating high school seniors, enrolled in a technical school program, or full-time undergraduate students enrolled at a two or four-year institution in Tennessee for the entire 2024-2025 academic year. Scholarship money will be paid directly to the institution of learning to be applied toward the student’s expenses.

Applicants must have demonstrated a commitment to a career in the beef industry through life experiences, industry involvement, 4-H & FFA involvement, and coursework

Previous scholarship winners are eligible to apply in subsequent years, but preference will be given to new applicants

JUDGING PROCESS

TCA and TCW leadership will review the applications, essays, and select the winners Essays will be judged on originality, grammar, clarity of expression, accuracy, and genuineness. Judges decisions are final. The Tennessee Cattle Business reserves the right to publish all or any parts of the essays submitted. Applications will be judged on the Essay (50%) and Activity in 4-H, FFA, and other agriculture organizations (50%)

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Essay – write an essay of 500 words or less on the following topic, “As beef cattle producers and enthusiasts, how should we educate the consumer on our products and practices?

References – obtain a letter of reference from a current or former instructor, or industry professional

List participation in 4-H, FFA, and other agriculture organizations 3 Applicant must be a member of the Tennessee Cattlemen’s Youth Association, Tennessee CattleWomen’s Association, OR their parent or grandparent must be a member of the Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association OR Tennessee CattleWomen’s Association.

Applications must be postmarked by June 1, 2024

CONTACT INFORMATION

Name Address City State Zip County Phone Email

Are you a Tennessee Cattlemen’s Youth Assn. Member? Yes No Membership No.

Are you a Tennessee CattleWomen’s Assn. Member? Yes No Membership No.

Are your parents and/or grandparents a Tennessee Cattlemens’s Assn. Member?

Yes No Membership No

Institution of Learning

Career Interest(s)

Anticipated Completion of Studies (Year)

AGAIN.

ADDING VALUE PRODUCTION SALE

Friday, April 26th, 2024 5:00 PM EST Athens Stockyard, Athens TN

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Insect pests can wreak havoc on your cattle, from reducing weight gains to carrying costly diseases like pink eye. That’s why it pays to protect your herd with the proven performance of Y-TEX® insecticide ear tags. Y-TEX® tags control a wide range of livestock pests, including horn flies, face flies, stable flies, black flies, Gulf Coast and spinose ear ticks and lice.

So when it’s time to protect your cattle from flies, ticks and lice, look for the insecticide tags that put a stop to profit-robbing pests: TRI-ZAP ™ , MAX 40 ™ , XP 820 ® , OPtimizer ®, PYthon® II, and PYthon® II Magnum™from Y-TEX®.

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NJW 1A 173D RITA 157F

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77 POTENCY 8F 63G

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Tennessee News

UT Beef and Forage Center Launches Live.Stock Podcast

The University of Tennessee Beef and Forage Center has launched “Live.Stock,” a live monthly podcast featuring UT Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) experts and special guests discussing beef and forage-related topics.

UT Beef and Forage Center Director Bruno Pedreira and Assistant Professor of Animal Science Katie Mason collaborated to create this new resource for those involved in the Tennessee beef and forage industry. Pedreira and Mason will serve as the podcast’s hosts as they share their expertise and interview various guests from within UTIA, the Tennessee beef and forage industry and beyond.

“The main goal of Live.Stock is to reach people across the state of Tennessee with new research findings and any relevant information about beef and forage,” Pedreira said. “We will not only speak with guests in Tennessee, but we also plan to go live with individuals from other states in our region.”

The inaugural episode of Live.Stock was broadcast on February 14, 2024, and featured UTIA Senior Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice President Keith Carver. The video recording of this episode is now available on the UT Beef and Forage Center’s YouTube channel.

New episodes of Live.Stock will be livestreamed from the UT Beef and Forage Center’s YouTube channel on the second Wednesday of every month at 2 p.m. ET.

The second episode aired on March 13 and featured UT Plant Sciences Department Head Gary Bates, UT Animal Science Department Head Neal Schrick and UT Agricultural and Resource Economics Department Head Bill Johnson as they discussed why the UT Beef and Forage Center was created, its mission, goals and current priorities.

Additional information and resources, including the monthly Live.Stock Companion newsletter containing timely information on forage and beef management, weather forecasts and upcoming events, can be found at utbeef. tennessee.edu/live.stock.

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