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McCurry Angus Ranch To Host First 2026 KLA/K-State Field Day

McCurry Angus Ranch, owned by John and Melody McCurry and John’s mother, Mary, will host the August 13 KLA/Kansas State University Ranch Management Field Day near Burrton. The program’s educational sessions will highlight virtual fencing technology, options for reducing woody encroachment in grasslands and the latest outlook for the cattle market.

The McCurrys, who run an Angus seedstock operation, will share about an exciting new project they have been working on with Halter, a virtual fencing company. Halter’s Connor Chesky and Cam Tew will join John to discuss how the McCurry family is using GPS-enabled collars on their cattle to manage pasture rotations and reduce labor in their intensive grazing program. Attendees also will have the opportunity to view a circle of Bermudagrass where this technology has been employed.

CattleFax Vice President of Industry Relations and Analysis Kevin Good will be on hand to provide a current cattle market outlook and discuss what the industry might look like over the next five, 10 and 20 years. He also will discuss global beef production trends and how they impact the U.S. cattle industry.

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In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. William Flowers from North Carolina State University explains sow reproductive performance and behaviors in free-choice gestation barns. He discusses social hierarchy, stress responses, feeding behavior, and the influence of housing design on fertility outcomes. Understand how sow interactions can affect production results and management decisions. Listen now on all major platforms!

“Overall, sows, even the dominant sows, choose to spend about 70% of their time in the stall portion.”

Meet the guest: Dr. William Flowers / william-flowers-998b348a is the William Neal Reynolds and Alumni Distinguished Professor of Animal Science at North Carolina State University. His teaching covers swine production and reproductive management, while his research focuses on improving fertility in swine. Dr. Flowers holds a B.S. in Animal Science from Virginia Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Missouri. Listen to The Swine it Podcast Show Canada with Dr. William Flowers on all major platforms.