Thank you for your simple and educative articles. I am a new dairy farmer, and recently, I almost lost my calf at birth. I think the process started at night, and when we woke up, I found the calf ...

Calving season is well underway in the region and the conditions have been favorable for the majority of the season. The weather has been fairly dry, without a lot of cold stretches, despite a couple ...

ARMOUR, S.D. — Farming and ranching is no 9 to 5 job. For cattle producers, calving season means being ready for anything — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This means they are up at all hours of the ...

Inventor Alexander Graham Bell once said, “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” When it comes to having a successful calving season, Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute ...

ANNAWAN, Ill. — Livestock owners in the area are overcoming obstacles during the coldest week of the season. Minnaert Show Cattle herdsman Adam Dynes said the farm had four calves this week, including ...

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 ...