Much of the High Plains is experiencing varying intensities of drought, and North Dakota has had below normal precipitation ...

A heifer's ability to become pregnant, calve, and rebreed has long-term consequences for the financial success of any ...

Evaluating and marketing cull cows may not be the most enjoyable part of ranch management, but it remains one of the most important tools for improving both the sustainability and profitability of a ...

ST. PAUL -- First-calf heifers represent the present and the future of dairy farms, but they need to adapt to many physiological and behavioral changes at calving. According to the USDA, first-calf ...

Despite record-high cash costs of $780 per head, surging calf prices pushed average profit margins up by $614 in 2025.

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Spring calving time has arrived, and workload has sharply intensified for Flint Hills ranchers with cow-calf operations. A cow’s gestation is the period between conception and birth. During this time, ...

Timing is the key to a successful calving season, but beef cattle producers often wonder how they can narrow the calving window, or the timeframe in which cows will be giving birth. Speaking on a ...

For many years, commercial cow/calf producers have used birth weight expected progeny differences (EPD) in sire selection to minimize calving difficulty. However, some producers have expressed concern ...

Sometimes a first-calf heifer is confused or indifferent toward her newborn calf. She may just lie there after the calf is born and doesn’t get up to lick the calf, and when she does get up she may ...

Cost should not be the principal factor guiding choice of calf nutrition, but it is certainly influential. At a breakeven ...

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 ...