Kevin's Cow/Calf Blog

Twin Forks Clinic, INC.
Box 449
70342 Highway 61
Benkelman, NE 69021
Phone: (308) 423-2895
Fax: (308) 423-5478

The Staff at Twin Forks Clinic would like to invite you to an educational meeting sponsored by Twin Forks Clinic and Pfizer. The topics being discussed will be centered on reproduction. Dr. Dale Grotelueschen from Pfizer will speak about Biosecurity and Biocontainment principles. Dr Rick Funston from the University of Nebraska’s West Central Research and Extension Center will speak about, Heifer development and reproductive management.

The meeting will be held at the Jaycee Hall in Benkelman, Nebraska just east of the vet clinic. The meeting will be on Friday, February 22nd starting at 12:00 MST with lunch starting around 12:15.

We hope you take the opportunity to join us for this meeting. We have gathered some good speakers and some good food. We know this is a busy time of year, but it is very important to plan now for reproductive success in the future.

Please reserve your spot for lunch by calling Twin Forks Clinic-Benkelman at (308)-423-2895

The Staff at Twin Forks Clinic would like to invite you to an educational meeting sponsored by Twin Forks Clinic and Bayer Animal Health. The topic being discussed will be centered on BRD antibiotic usage. Dr. Jim Sears from Bayer will speak about “Sorting Out Your BRD Drugs”.

This meeting will be held on Thursday September 13th, at the Jaycee hall in Benkelman (across the blacktop, east of the vet clinic). Please feel free to bring your crew along for a good meal and some good information on antibiotic usage

Agenda:

11:45-12:30 Lunch is served!!!

12:30-1:30 Dr. Jim Sears “Sorting Out Your BRD Drugs”


We hope you take the opportunity to join us for this meeting. We know this is a busy time of year, but we think this presentation will help you get the most bang for your antibiotic dollar.

Please reserve your spot for lunch by calling Twin Forks Clinic-Benkelman at (308)-423-2895 by September 10th.

Mark your calendars now for Saturday, September 8th. Twin Forks Clinic will once again be having it's trade show. Producers will have the opportunity to talk to various drug reps and book the products that you will need for weaning and preg checking in the weeks to come

It will be held Saturday, September 8th, 2007 at the Benkelman
Community Building at 908 Huron Street from 10:00 A.M. till 2:00 P.M.
MT. Lunch will be served. Sponsors will be available to discuss products specifically. This trade show will be informative and offer you the ability to order some of your products for the fall at a cost savings.

Your sponsors will be:
Twin Forks Clinic
Pfizer
Intervet
Schering-Plough
Norvartis
Fort Dodge
Boehringer Ingelheim
Newport Labs


* Please RSVP by Friday, August 31st 2007 by Calling 308-423-2895 or 970-332-3116 *
Hope to see you there!

ATTENTION!!!
Beginning September 1st, Twin Forks Clinic at Benkelman will change their Saturday office hours from 8A.M.-5P.M.to 8A.M. to 1 P.M..

We will revert back to the 8A.M.-5P.M. schedule in January. From now on we will be open on Saturdays in Benkelman from 8-5 from January through June, and 8-1 from July through December.

We hope this does not inconvenience anybody, and we would like to remind you that we will still be available for emergencies after hours if you call the clinic phone numbers

308-423-2895 Benkelman
970-332-3116 Wray

Jim Kemp, a representative from Superior Livestock has agreed to meet with us on Wednesday June 20th at the Jaycee Hall in Benkelman (9:30 A.M.). He will be here to talk to us about the marketing opportunites with Superior Livestock and answer any questions that you might have. This should take about an hour and a half to two hours and anyone that is interested is invited

The Staff at Twin Forks Clinic would like to invite you to an educational meeting sponsored by Twin Forks Clinic and Pfizer. The topics being discussed will be centered around reproduction. Dr. Dale Grotelueschen from Pfizer will speak about “Biosecurity and Biocontainment Principles”. Dr Roger Ellis from Colorado State University, will speak about “Bull Management for Reproductive Success”.

This meeting will be held on Monday April 9th, in Wray at the WRAC center (700 Main Street), and again on Tuesday April 10th, at the Jaycee hall in Benkelman (across the blacktop, east of the vet clinic). If you are unable to attend your local meeting, you are more than welcome to attend the other.

Agenda:

12:00-12:15 Lunch is served!!!

12:15-12:45 Dr. Dale Grotelueschen “Biosecurity and Biocontainment Principles-reducing health risk related to reproductive performance”

12:45-1:45 Dr. Roger Ellis “Bull Management for Reproductive Success”

We hope you take the opportunity to join us for this meeting. We have gathered some good speakers and some good food. We know this is a busy time of year, but it is very important to plan now for reproductive success in the future.

Please reserve your spot for lunch by calling Twin Forks Clinic-Benkelman at (308)-423-2895, or Twin Forks Clinic-Wray at (970) 332-3116

Be sure to stop by my booth at the Tri-State Cow/Calf Symposium! This will be held at the Benkelman High School on Saturday, January 27th.

The latest Large Animal Newsletter is available at http:\\www.twinforksclinic.com\newsletter\2006\December_31.pdf . This issue contains the data from the 2006 Pregnancy test season and information on feed Ethanol by-products!

Estimating the amount of corn down in a field helps producers determine a grazing strategy. An 8" ear of corn contains about .5 pound of corn grain, therefore 112, 8" ears would equal 1 bushel. By counting the number of ears the amount of corn left can be estimated. If the corn is planted in 30" rows, count the number of ears in three different 100 ft. furrow strips and divide by two to get an approximate number of bushels per acre. Small ears and broken ears should be counted as half ears, while very large ears would count as 1.5.

If the corn is planted in 36" rows, then count the number of ears in three different 100' furrows and divide by 1.66. Any amount beyond 8-10 bushels per acre will require a well planned grazing strategy to ensure that too much grain is not consumed.