High Cattle Prices, Smart Investments, and Getting Started in the Cattle Business
This episode focuses on how producers can take advantage of strong cattle prices, both by improving existing operations and by helping the n...
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20 of 118 episodesMaintaining Beef Demand and Building the Next Generation Workforce
This episode explores two important topics for the beef industry: long-term consumer demand for beef and strategies for workforce developmen...
Finding Value in Every Class of Cattle: Records, Flexibility, and Management Decisions
This episode features Nebraska cattle producer Rylee Blomenkamp, who discusses how her family’s operation manages a diverse mix of cat...
Research Frontiers and Pain Management: Improving Cattle Health Through Better Decisions
This episode features a discussion with several Beef Cattle Institute researchers who share updates on current projects aimed at improving c...
BRD Around the World and the Economics of Creep Feeding
This episode features a discussion with guest Dr. Selwyn Headley from Brazil, who shares insights into bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and...
Mineral Sources, Microbiomes, and Managing Cattle Health Beyond the Basics
This episode explores two important but often misunderstood topics in cattle production: mineral supplementation and the microbiome. The dis...
Separating Fact from Fiction: Evaluating New Technologies and Common Cattle Nutrition Myths
This episode explores how cattle producers can make informed decisions when considering new technologies, products, or services for their op...
Bigger Cattle, Bigger Questions: Feed Costs, Corn Demand, and Pasture Lease Strategies
This episode tackles two listener questions with significant implications for cattle producers. The first explores how increasing cattle car...
Is Graduate School Worth It? Navigating Career Goals, Curiosity, and Lifelong Learning
This episode focuses on the decision to pursue graduate school and explores how advanced education can shape careers in animal agriculture a...
Heat Stress, Screwworm Awareness, and Making Summer Employees Successful
This episode covers three timely topics affecting livestock producers during the summer months. The discussion begins with strategies for pr...
Adding Value and Managing Grass: Practical Decisions in Cow-Calf Operations
This episode of Cattle Chat focuses on practical management strategies for improving profitability in cow-calf operations, driven largely by...
Summer Research and Herd Management: From Vitamin Stability to Confinement Strategies
Joined by guest Logan Thompson, this episode of BCI Cattle Chat covers a wide range of topics, beginning with updates on current cattle rese...
Understanding Neurologic Cases in Cattle: Diagnosis, Causes, and Prevention
This discussion focuses on how to recognize, evaluate, and manage neurologic (brain-related) cases in cattle. Common clinical signs include...
Building Better Cows: Smart Heifer Development from Day One
Joined by special guest Dr. Lee Jones from Boehringer Ingelheim, this episode focuses on effective heifer development as a foundation for lo...
Liver Abscess Research and Cattle Market Risk Management
In this episode of BCI Cattle Chat, the hosts discuss recent research on liver abscesses in feedlot cattle, including how diet, grain proces...
After the Abstract: How does bovine leukosis affect cow-calf herds
In this episode of Diving Into Diets on Bovine Science with BCI , Dr. Brad White and Dr. Todd Gunderson discuss a 2026 study on the high pre...
Theileria Diagnosis, Cow Size Economics, and Heifer Rebreeding Strategies
On this episode of Cattle Chat, the team discusses how Theileria, a tick-borne parasite that destroys red blood cells, requires laboratory t...
Million Downloads Episode
In this episode of BCI Cattle Chat, the hosts celebrate reaching one million podcast downloads and reflect on memorable guests, listener int...
Coccidiosis induced Diarrhea, Growth Implants in Beef, Timing When Processing Calves
On this episode of BCI Cattle Chat the experts cover diarrhea caused by coccidiosis, emphasizing that it’s a common organism managed through...
Research Update: Larrison Hicks, Line Breeding, Nutritional Listener Questions
On this episode of BCI Cattle Chat, Larrison Hicks gave a research update on his project about beef–dairy cross calves, focusing on how earl...