Pasture to Profit Podcast
The Pasture to Profit Podcast is hosted by Colorado State University Extension Livestock Specialists with timely, lively discussion on livestock topics for producers from cow/calf to the feedlot. Guests on the podcast will include experts in livestock health, nutrition, marketing, and risk management.
Episodes
Colorado State University Extension Specialist Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett gather with other Extension Specialist from across the state to discuss how the year went for cattle producers in their area. Larry Brown in the San Luis Valley, Todd Hagenbuch from Routt County and Retta Bruegger of the Western Region discuss the impacts of weather, water and the markets in their respective areas of Colorado.
As the average cow size in the United States has increased over the past decades, is having a bigger cow advantageous? Colorado State University Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss the size of cows, their offspring and diminishing marginal returns.
Colorado State University Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett delve into grazing leases, and what producers may need to included in one.
Colorado State University's Dr. Terry Engle and Dr. Hana Van Campen continue the conversation on the effects of BVDV with Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett.
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus is a know problem in the cattle industry. It is easily identified, its effects are known and it can be vaccinated against. But when it is considered a transient infection, the signs are not obvious and it can have significant effects on cattle growth and producers' incomes. CSU Animal Science's Dr. Hana Van Campen and Dr. Terry Engle discuss their research and the impacts of transient infections of BVDV...
Producers are enjoying high prices for their cattle. Many are trying to decide what to do with the increased revenue to reinvest in their operation, especially considering some of the current tax code changes. CSU Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett present some ideas producers may want to contemplate.
With record breaking cattle prices, some producers are asking if preconditioning calves is worth it. Colorado State University Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss the benefits to preconditioning even when prices are high.
Premiums paid based on a genetic score? US Premium Beef has been doing so over the past year using the American Angus Associations Genetic Merit Scorecard (GMS). CSU Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss what a GMS is, how it is being used to pay premiums and what those implications may means to cattle producers across the production system.
With the high price of replacement females, many producers are reluctant to make the investment. This leaves producers with underutilized pastures and extra forage. Adding stockers may be the alternative to provide revenue and utilize forage assets. CSU Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss stockers and other possible alternatives to take advantage of extra forage.
Summer heat can create direct and indirect stresses on cattle. Colorado State University Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss those stresses in this episode and how to manage cattle and other animals in the heat.
Being prepared for drought is a constant on the high plains, but usually without high cattle prices. CSU Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss strategies to plan for possible dry conditions in 2025.
With the economy being a daily lead in the news, what does the agriculture economy look like? CSU Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss what they have recently learned.
Colorado State University Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss a social media post from Noble Research Institute on Ten Time-Savers for Productive Grazing and how those ten actions could be applied to the high plains.
You can read the article at: https://www.noble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NGE-10TimeSavers.pdf
Ever consider estrous synchronization or AI of your herd? This might be the time to do it. CSU Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss the positives to synch and AI in the current cattle market.
Most producers cull cows based on being open or poor disposition, but there are some other criteria that can help producers make culling decisions. Colorado State University Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss body condition, mouthing, foot angle and claw set, and udder scores as secondary criteria for culling.
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