The calving process is natural and a majority of time it happens without much fanfare—which is by design. However, there are situations where cows or heifers need help and intervention is necessary to ...

As the cattle head to the cool-season grass pastures, spring breeding plans are well under way. While most of the cows have calved, spring grass means breeding time is not far away. The other day was ...

Separate thin cows from those in adequate body condition to help manage nutrition and allocate feed resources.

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 ...

From heat stress to winter supplementation, every calving season has trade-offs. Here is how to align your herd’s genetics ...

Breeding is now underway on a lot of farms, but there is still plenty of non-bulling cows in the herd that will have to be ...

HAYES, S.D. — Traditionally, you may not think September is the time of the year to see fresh baby calves hitting the ground. But, for those that fall calve, calving season is well underway. At ...

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 ...

College of Agriculture, Food and Rual Enterprise (CAFRE) Beef and Sheep Adviser, Jack Friar has in previous articles examined the importance of reducing calving interval through effective post-calving ...