Less shrinkage is worth much more money at today’s calf prices, so good weaning programs for valuable beef calves are worth ...

In most of the Upper Midwest, the grasses are turning to gold, along with the leaves, and soon ranchers will wean their calves. Weaning can be a stressful time for calves and for cattle producers.

Weaning at home reduces stress and improves profit in calves, says University of Missouri Extension beef nutritionist Eric Bailey. Unfortunately, more than 55% of calves are weaned on the trailer on ...

Strategic management, disease prevention and parasite control set replacement heifers up for lifelong productivity.

Producers have pros and cons to consider for spring and fall calving, as well as the timing of each. Editor’s note: The following was written by Taylor Grussing, South Dakota State University ...

It is weaning time for many area cow-calf producers. It’s a stressful time for calves and stress is the number one issue affecting calf performance. Calves are being removed from their mothers and ...

There are two times in a dairy cow’s life that can be critical to maximizing future milk production. One, as most of us know, is the transition period around calving. The other, which may be more ...

Like most parts of the agricultural industry, cattle follow the seasons. Although things happen in cycles each year, they are never the same. There is nothing boring about farming. When calves are ...

Pregnancy and fertility percentage, along with live calves at weaning, are important economic factors for producers and ranchers. “There's lots of production parameters we keep track of with calving.

Weaning is a stressful time for calves. There are social stresses associated with removal from the dam and disrupting social hierarchy, physical stresses of transportation and the marketing system, ...