– North Dakota State Extension Service The breeding season for spring-calving cow herds could run from March through late summer or early fall, depending on the desired time of calving…
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The feeling of spring has different ways of revealing itself. Snow storms typically turn to thunderstorms, the grass greens up, and new life enters the world. Over the last several…
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Structuring a calving program that best suits farm and ranch operations can be challenging. Of primary concern are: weather, labor, market timing, and animal health considerations, with weather possibly being…
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Written by Aaron Berger, Jay Parsons, and Mary Drewnoski, University of Nebraska Extension Due to the recent severe weather, many cow-calf producers have a significant number of first-calf heifers or cows that have…
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Megan Van Emon, Montana State University Extension, Beef Cattle Specialist The new year may have entered like a lamb, but February rolled in and out like a lion. For…
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Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Does the severity (coldness or mildness) of the winter have an impact on spring-born calf birth weights? Ranchers have asked that question during…
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Neonatal calf diarrhea (commonly called “calf scours”) is one of the most costly disease entities in the beef cattle business. Fall-calving herds have the help of the hot, late summer/early…
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by David Burton, University Of Missouri Extension Any producer wanting to have more cows and heifers calve in daylight hours should try to delay putting out hay and cubes until…
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Top 5 Reasons to Supplement Your Herd for Calving Season Calving is one of the most important events of the year for the Cow/Calf producer. This is when they take…
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BROOKINGS, S.D. – This calving season, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist, Taylor Grussing encourages cattle producers to consider pre-calving vaccinations. “Pre-calving vaccination of pregnant cows can aid in controlling calf scours,” Grussing…
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