Weather forecasts predict worsening drought conditions in the northern Great Plains for the 2021 growing season, which is bad news for cattle producers. Many cattle operations will find themselves without…
Calving
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– 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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