Sound management decisions to improve genetics, management practices and profit potential of cow-calf operations should be based on data. Weaning time is the best time of year to measure, and document herd performance.

Kansas State University shares its new mobile, record-keeping system, CalfDex, providing producers with a user-friendly, convenient and modern tool for managing whole-herd and individual animal data.

Gains to quality are documented along with areas for improvement identified.

Protecting the health of cattle herds is an important part of a successful plan to have a profitable and sustainable ranching operation.

One may argue teenagers have a lot of learning left to do, but I could argue they are wiser than they get credit for. After all, they are in a period of life where they hear a lot of advice from well-meaning people.

Helping ranchers enhance and restore the land, making it more resilient and able to reach livestock grazing goals through regenerative management is the goal of Essentials of Regenerative Ranching.