From mineral supplementation to making sure bulls are ready to go to work, K-State’s Jason Warner shares the top 10 ...
Early management, vaccination programs and low-stress weaning can improve calf performance and profitability for cattle producers.
If one stands by the fence and discusses calving, most producers are sympathetic to the late- calving cow. At least she has a live calf is the general response. That is true, but the challenge is to ...
Good cow nutrition is crucial following calving to get cows rebred. Let’s look at the reason for using our top tier hay after calves hit the ground. Because cows experience a lot of stress after ...
High cattle markets also mean high prices for baby calves. That holds true whether it's a case of a rancher selling a single ...
Technology like artificial intelligence is changing agriculture, just like much of modern life, Jenny Schlecht says. But ...
Some calving cows and heifers may just need more time to go through the different stages of labour, rather than have immediate assistance to get the calf out quickly. Yet too many dairy and beef herds ...
Calving suckler cows outside successfully needs the right body condition, good shelter, and a plan B for extreme weather events and emergencies. Although outdoor calving immediately lowers housing and ...
My most memorable tussle with calves occurred half a century ago while working on a farm. While moving calves into the barn, one was recalcitrant. My boss said, “Just wrap its tail around your hand ...
A Utah ranch saw something Friday that’s never happened before in the nearly 155 years its been raising cattle — the birth of ...
In the 153 years that Dry Lakes Ranch in Parowan has been raising cattle, it has birthed hundreds of calves — but never one ...