WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - November is a good time for beef producers to assess their pastures and facilities and take care of some routine tasks to prepare their cattle operations for winter, a Purdue ...
Ensure your herd stays productive during the summer heat with these 10 management tasks for spring- and fall-calving ...
One bugbear of mine is that TAMS grants for farm safety are based on bog-standard cattle crushes. There are more state-of-the ...
Some calving cows and heifers may just need more time to go through the different stages of labour, rather than have immediate assistance to get the calf out quickly. Yet too many dairy and beef herds ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– Calving season is in full swing at Lehrman Family Simmentals, a seedstock Simmental operation in Spencer, SD. Thanks to the KELOLAND Cow Cam, you can join in the action too.
Weather forecasts of 1 to 3 feet of snow for portions of the northern Plains fell short as the storm started to dissipate on Monday, March 25. Isolated areas saw continued snowfall into Tuesday ...
MONANGO, N.D. - Mark Wagner has memories of the April 1997 storm that hit North Dakota, and he's heard all about the 1966 storm before he was born that took lives, both human and livestock. He thinks ...
Preparing for calving season usually comes during an already busy time of the year. No matter if you calve in winter, spring or fall, gathering all the items needed for a successful calving season is ...
The routine “calving check” is one of the most important tasks on the list of beef cattle producers during calving season. Most producers have their own plan for how often they give their calving herd ...