Dr. Megan Van Emon: Feeding Cattle After Weaning | Ep. 171

In this episode of The Feed Science Podcast Show, Dr. Megan Van Emon, Extension Beef Cattle Specialist and Professor at Montana State University, explains how producers can prepare cattle for winter while managing nitrate risk in forage. She discusses testing small-grain hay, matching supplements to cow requirements, supporting newly weaned calves, reducing transport stress, and evaluating emerging tools such as virtual fencing. Listen now on all major platforms!

“Small grain hays, including oats, wheat, and barley, are major nitrate accumulators commonly used for winter cattle feeding systems.”

Meet the guest: Dr. Megan Van Emon https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-van-emon-4a633266 is an Extension Beef Cattle Specialist and Professor at Montana State University in Miles City, Montana. Her work focuses on ruminant nutrition, beef cattle, and sheep, with research addressing nitrate toxicity, winter supplementation, reproductive performance, rumen dynamics, and grazing technologies. She earned a Ph.D. in Ruminant Nutrition from North Dakota State University, an M.S. in Ruminant Nutrition from Purdue University, and a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from Purdue University. Listen to The Feed Science Podcast Show with Dr. Megan Van Emon on all major platforms to learn more about practical cattle nutrition.

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What will you learn:

(00:00) Highlight

(01:04) Introduction

(03:04) Current research priorities

(06:11) Nitrate toxicity in forage

(10:40) High-risk feeds and drought

(13:34) Winter feeding strategies