During any given production year on the ranch, cows/heifers are faced with nutritional and environmental stressors. They have ...

As producers prepare for calving season and evaluate cow herd nutrition, here are some strategies to make sure cows are ...

Ahead of the busy calving season, farmers need to focus in on the key areas that need improving to prevent the onset of ...

With calving fast approaching and even starting on some farms, the risk of cows contracting mastitis increases dramatically.

It is always exciting when a little one joins the family. In the beef cattle business, calves are typically born during a planned calving season that occurs in the spring or the fall, said the experts ...

I presented at a Master Cattlemen session recently and, after the meeting, got asked a common question about body condition and feeding cows at calving. The question was he had heard that he should ...

Heifers are the future of the cow herd. These young females represent genetic progress, years of investment, and the foundation of the herd’s long-term productivity. But as most ranchers know, despite ...

Fall calving can provide more agreeable weather than spring calving along with different marketing timetables, although it can require special nutrition planning for the winter months. Rain or shine, ...

Most cattle producers breed their cows in June so they will calve in March and April, but heifers should be bred 20 to 30 days before the rest of the herd, said David Fernandez, Cooperative Extension ...