A producer approached the Agriculture and Natural Resource agent wanting to learn how to A.I. replacement heifers in his herd which consists of 150 cows. Due to Covid-19 cancelling all

the commercially available A.I. schools in 2020 this producer wasn't able to attend one to learn how to use A.I.on the farm. The agent contacted the beef reproductive specialist and we worked with the producer on getting a small group of heifers synchronized and set a date for timed A.I. to be done on the farm. The agent and specialist worked with the producer a whole day and trained him on artificial insemination and the management of heifers on the farm. A follow up with ultrasound is planned so that the producer will know what the percentage of heifers settled to A.I.

Because the producer is more comfortable he plans to double the amount of heifers he will breed artifically in the fall of 2021.