Ike Martinez

AVS-209
Production Calendar
Beef Cattle
January
Heifers begin calving
Identification tags for new born

Give MuSe to Newborn Calves For Selenium

Scour Guard given 2-3 weeks prior to calving

Feeding cows Round bale of Sanfoin, and big square of oats every three days

Six two tie Alfalfa bales a day to cows

Protein Tubs 25% Protein out, mineral block

Feeding 2 alfalfa bales to each bull pen each day

Feeding Yearling bulls 5 gallons of corn and one alfalfa bale a day for 6 yearlings

Begin calving 3 year old cows

February
Continue Calving Older cows

Identification tags for new born

Give MuSe to Newborn Calves For Selenium

Protein Tubs 25% Protein out, mineral block

Repeat feeding Process for January

Check for open cows* if so sell them

March
Calving

Identification tags for new born

Give MuSe to Newborn Calves For Selenium

Continue Feeding routine

Protein Tubs 25% Protein out, mineral block

Prepare Yearling bulls to be sent to Sales

Sell Open Cows

April
AI First Calf Heifers

Finish Calving

Protein Tubs 25% Protein out, mineral block

Brand all calves

Cut Bull calves that have been culled for breeding

Vaccinate all Cows and calves

Cows-Killed vaccine 6 with lepto & Vibro
Calves-Cattle Master 5, 7-way with hemofilus
Plant Open fields with oats/barely
Spread Nitrogen on Pasture grass
Spray Alfalfa Fields with roundup
Turn Bulls out with certain cows that you want calving late January

May

June

Turn Cows out on Pasture

Protein Tubs 25% Protein out, mineral block
Release remaining bulls for breeding
Cleanup bulls for clean-up

July

Pour for flies

Remove Bulls from all cows, everything should be bred
Check fence and water
Protein Tubs 25% Protein out, Mineral Block
Check for injury or sickness

Protein Tubs 25% Protein out, Mineral Block

Check for injury of sickness

Check Fence and Water

August
Protein Tubs 25% Protein out,Mineral Block

Check for injury of sickness

Check Fence and Water

Contract buyer for calves to get best price

September
Bring cows back Home

Wean

Pick 10 replacement heifers

Dry off Cows

Start feeding Alfalfa again lightly

Protein tub and mineral block out

October

Sell Calves

Preg check all cows, sell open ones at market

Feeding cows

Mineral Block and Protein out

November
Feed Cows
Mineral and protein out
Hunting as much as you can because soon you wont have any time
December
Feeding cows

Mineral and Protein Out

Begin Calving early Heifers