A few days at the start of the breeding season can determine not just this year’s calf weights but also the long-term ...

Why energy, protein, minerals and weekly body condition checks are critical to getting cows and first‑calf heifers rebred on ...

April got off to a snowy start, and with those storms come plenty of newborn calves that Jenny Schlecht is welcoming at all ...

On cold spring mornings in the Nebraska Sandhills, calving season can test even the most experienced ranchers. Twenty-five years ago, a collaboration between a Sandhills ranch family, a rural ...

Good cow nutrition is crucial following calving to get cows rebred. Let’s look at the reason for using our top tier hay after calves hit the ground. Because cows experience a lot of stress after ...

If a rancher notices that a calf is acting or feeling a little off, Mousel stresses the importance of making sure that the ...

EDINBURG, N.D. – As twilight fades to darkness, Joel Mathiason’s gentle hands lift a newborn calf to its feet and steer it into a barn stall knee-deep in straw. A cow follows. When she enters the ...

MARION, SD (KELO) — South Dakota farmers and ranchers are paying close attention to the weather with more rain and snow in ...

Using a portable milking machine in the calving pen is the easiest and fastest way to harvest a cow’s first colostrum and avoid having to move a newly calved cow. “Cows are often a bit unsteady on ...