This is Jaime Albers, graphic designer with the Angus Journal, with the March 8, 2022, update from the AJ Daily. Today’s update contains tips for assessing dehydration in calves, news from the American Farm Bureau Federation about the 2022 Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week, and an announcement from R-CALF USA about plans for its 2022 Convention. 

Assessing Dehydration in Calves

Adapted from a release by Lisa Moser, Kansas State University

When you don’t feel well, sometimes it is hard to stay properly hydrated, and that can lead to serious health challenges. The same is true for young calves, said the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute during a recent Cattle Chat podcast discussion.

Veterinarian Brad White said, “If a calf is nursing and shows a good attitude, it is thriving. If it is laying down — not nursing and looking depressed — then a producer needs to intervene. But it is the degrees of dehydration in between that can be hard to recognize.” 

He added that with young calves experiencing dehydration, their health status can improve or deteriorate rapidly depending on the interventions.

To read more, visit angusbeefbulletin.com/extra and select the health and nutrition tab. 

2022 Ag Safety Awareness Program Week: ‘Prepare. Prevent. Protect.’ 

Adapted from a release by the American Farm Bureau Federation

Farm Bureaus across the nation are preparing for Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week, March 7-11. U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers will join Farm Bureau in promoting ag safety this week with the theme “Prepare. Prevent. Protect.”

Farm Bureau and U.S. Ag Centers will focus on sharing information about a different safety area each day of ASAP Week:

• Monday, March 7 — livestock,

• Tuesday, March 8 — cost of safety/finances,

• Wednesday, March 9 — disaster preparedness,

• Thursday, March 10 — youth safety, and

• Friday, March 11 — equipment safety.

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says, “The safety of everyone on the farm is our top priority. We encourage farmers and ranchers to take advantage of all the resources available during Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week and make safety a priority year-round.” 

For more information visit fb.org. 

R-CALF Prepares for Deadwood in 2022 

Adapted from a release by R-CALF USA

R-CALF USA is delighted to announce that its upcoming 2022 Annual Convention and Trade Show will be hosted at The Lodge at Deadwood in Deadwood, S.D. The event is scheduled for Aug. 18-19, 2022. Sponsorship and attendee registration is available now at www.rcalfconvention.com. 

Presentations, reports and panels from the 2021 convention can be viewed on the R-CALF USA YouTube channel, including the keynote address, “Antitrust Grit: A Path Forward for Ending Anticompetitive Practices that Economically Harm America’s Ranchers” presented by Thomas Horton, lawyer, professor and Heidepriem Trial Advocacy Fellow, University of South Dakota Law School. 

To read more go to r-calfusa.com. 

The AJ Daily is compiled by Paige Nelson, field editor for theAngus Journal. For more Angus news, visit angusjournal.net.