Beef Production

Tanner Grupe
Overview

● Introduction to product
● Overview of shadowing experience
● Product Presentation
● Closing
● Questions
Introduction
Why I chose Beef Production

Choosing my area of expertise

● Have been around livestock my entire life
○ Always have enjoyed working with them
○ Interested in the science behind Artificial Insemination
Choosing a Research Topic

Wanted to know why people AI-ed over traditional bull breed

● What benefits do both have
● What other available ways are there to spread genetics
through cattle
● What is the cost between both
Real Life Situation (Product)

Calf crop projection

● What mating would work the best
● What would my estimated EPDs show
● How to breed for performance and stature
Shadowing Experiences
Day 1 and 2
Day 1
● Sorted Cattle
● Hauled bulls home
● Shots
● Group small and big
● Talked about feed for both
Day 2
● Sorted cattle
● Hauled bred heifers home
● Shots and preg checked
● Talked about the different
bulls used and why
Raml Cattle
Fredrickson Ranch
Annual Production Sales
Raml Cattle Production Sale Goodwin South Dakota
Fredrickson Ranch Production Sale Spearfish South Dakota
Product
Reflection

● My thoughts on shadowing experience

○ Learned a lot
○ Worked a lot of cattle
■ Will be pursuing this as a career
Closing
What I’ve Learned

● More in depth about beef production

● The importance and reason why we AI
● How to make projections
● How to determine what to breed to and what to look for
My Future Plans

● Plan to attend LATC for Livestock Production and

Management
○ On a full ride scholarship from the Cattlemen Association
of South Dakota
● After college plans are to move to Spearfish SD
Thank You!

● Adam and Grant Raml

● Nate Frederickson
● Ross Potter
● Mr. Adam Rudebusch
● Dan and Paula Grupe
Questions?