Iowa Beef Center

Have you been considering a Virtual Fencing system? This tour was designed with you in mind!

Stop 2️⃣ Mud Ridge Ranch, Red Oak, IA

This southwest Iowa farm grazes Highland cattle and hair sheep with a Nofence system on row crop acres they are transitioning into grazing land. Multiple annual forages are utilized in various capacities to achieve production goals.

Stop 3️⃣ Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center, Mead, NE

There are multiple forage management research trials underway in Mead, including trials utilizing both eShepherd and Halter virtual fence systems. Intensive grazing systems and new technologies collect a lot of data. Sorting through that data is something the team at UNL has plenty of experience with.

‼ Registration deadline: JUNE 9 ‼

See full schedule and register at: https://go.unl.edu/vf_bustour

‼ Canceled ‼

1️⃣0️⃣ days until the Central Iowa Resilient Systems Field Day!

While we can't control the weather, we can control a forage system and livestock that are resilient through unpredictability. Join us at the Iowa State University Beef Teaching Farm to play in a soil pit and talk about our favorite trio - livestock, forage & soil.

📆 June 9th
🕗 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Topics include:
🌧 Weather extremes and practical tools for producers from a climatologist
🌾Using diverse forages to establish a resilient, productive system
🪱 Soil, roots and water infiltration
☠ Toxic plant ID and management
🤠 Managing the system as a whole for long-term success

This event will cost $20/person and includes lunch.

Spots are limited to register soon! Find all details on the event website:
https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/event/2026/central-iowa-resilient-systems-field-day