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The advantages of low-stress cattle handling include increased profit for dairy and beef producers.
Most winters take a toll on cattle, but this winter has been tougher than most.
From now until breeding, feed is needed to meet the cow’s postpartum recovery and lactation needs.
The view point of livestock producers versus the general public when it comes to limping animals are very different.
Knowing inputs and outputs on a cow/calf operation and understanding feed efficiency tools and concepts are vital to improving overall herd profitability.
With recent years of drought hopefully behind them, many beef cattle producers are focused on rebuilding herd numbers.
While U.S. beef cow numbers declined, beef cows in North Dakota increased to 943,000, which is up by 21,000 head as of Jan. 1, 2014.
Breeding season is a few months away. However, it is time to start thinking about Breeding Soundness Exams (BSE) for your bulls.
Having a socket set that only has large sockets makes no more sense than only buying bulls that are trait leaders for growth.
The Primghar Community Center is the location of a March 25 meeting for northwest Iowa -area beef producers and agri-business staff.