From heat stress to winter supplementation, every calving season has trade-offs. Here is how to align your herd’s genetics ...
In this video, K-State Research and Extension cow/calf specialist Jason Warner says the year’s drought across much of Kansas may affect the way producers supplement their cow’s feed this winter. “An ...
According to Dr. Bob Weaber, crossbreeding and selection strategies help balance cow efficiency with carcass value in beef ...
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Despite some exceptionally cold temperatures this winter, Jared Luhman, a cow-calf producer at Dry Creek Farms in Goodhue, Minnesota, was able to enjoy a relatively average year of ...
In a natural setting, cows and nursing calves together set the feeding schedule for the calf, and calves wean gradually, completing weaning at varying ages. By contrast, in artificial rearing systems ...
When driving past the cow herd on pasture, there could be a reminder note on the pickup side mirror. Caution: “Cow/calf pairs in mirror are larger than they appear.” Joking aside, many producers are ...
Technology like artificial intelligence is changing agriculture, just like much of modern life, Jenny Schlecht says. But ...
On our farm in Muscatine County, Iowa, spring means calving season. Everywhere we look, we see twos — a black Angus cow with ...