Week 1: Opportunities for Raising Beef Cattle – Nov 1

• Introductions and course overview
• Common production models
• Sourcing cattle & bringing them home

Week 2: Cattle Health & Behavior – Nov 8

• Animal behavior & stockmanship
• Safe and efficient handling
• Vaccinations, first aid, and vet care, resources
• Common health issues

Week 3: Cattle Performance & Reproduction – Nov 15

• Best management practices for weaning
• Keeping production records
• Evaluating animal performance
• Culling & herd improvement strategies
• Reproduction benchmarks
• Artificial Insemination (AI) vs Natural Service
• Pregnancy checking options

Week 4: Beef Cattle Nutrition – Nov 22

• Nutritional needs of different cattle types
• Minerals and supplements
• Producing or procuring quality hay
• Knowing what you're feeding
• Visual evaluations of nutritional indicators

Week 5: Marketing Models and Pricing for Profitability & Success – Nov 29

Guest Presenter Matt LeRoux

• Meat processing terminology and regulations
• Identifying your target customer and marketing objectives
• Selecting your marketing channels
• Setting prices for profitability
• Evaluating performance of business objectives

Week 6: Feeding Systems and Course Wrap Up – Dec 6

• Efficient winter feeding
• Stored feeds – hay procurement, testing, storing, feeding
• Grazing basics
• Course wrap-up