Evaluating replacement heifers through quick pre-breeding exams, growth tracking and proper nutrition helps ensure conception ...

The Busch family also records individual udder scores at calving. When tagging the calf, they observe and score the cow’s ...

Since calving season is in full swing in April, livestock producers should start thinking about the upcoming breeding season, said David Fernandez, Ph.D. Fernandez is an Extension livestock specialist ...

Most cattle producers breed their cows in June so they will calve in March and April, but heifers should be bred 20 to 30 days before the rest of the herd, said David Fernandez, Cooperative Extension ...

Spring’s warming temperatures, green grass, and thunderstorms are just around the corner. For ranchers, spring brings an added and exciting meaning. To them, it’s a season of new life on their ranch.

MITCHELL — The snow’s blowing sideways, the heavy stuff. It’s one of the few winter storms this year and it happens to fall on the first days of March, calving season. I arrive at Steve Easton’s farm ...