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Discusses the lessons learned by Iowa 4-H participants, who now know that they need to produce steers for the packers who buy their animals, not the judges at the county fair. Steer show as entertainment; What 4-H teaches about production; Ordering the calves; Charting progress.

Gives advice on preparing heifers to avoid calving problems. Pelvic-area measurements; Expected Progeny Difference (EPD) and sire's birthweight; How pelvic-area measurements can help predict some problems; `Target weight' of feed heifers; Helping heifers at calving time.

Looks at the benefits of calving in the fall. Impact of fescue fungus; Reproductive rates; Gestation timing; Matching calving seasons to available resources; Early weaning; Benefits of a split herd.

Presents a series of brief articles on wildlife issues for farmers. Sharing wetlands between wildlife and livestock; Leaving brush for use by birds; Farmers' role in the return of Eastern bluebirds; General public's views on hunters and hunting.

Profiles Bill Harmon, Gordon Miller, and Clifford Mayo, who farm beside feedlots. Benefits range from crop sales to the feedlots to manure fertilizer.

Discusses the benefits of using Estimated Progeny Difference (EPD) for buying bulls with good economic traits. How EPDs work; Example.