Cow-Calf

The January 1, 2019 inventory of all cattle and calves in the U.S. grew to 94.76 million, head, up 0.5 percent from one year ago.

In cold and windy situations, protection for livestock will reduce cold stress and aid in calving success and energy requirements.

The survey of cattle producers indicates all cattle and calves as of January 1 totaled 94.76 million head which is a 0.5 percent increase from one year ago.

March could be the hardest month of the year on beef cattle according to Eldon Cole, field specialist in livestock with University of Missouri Extension.

While the vast majority of respondents in Drover’s latest poll are wearing Muck Boots on their farm, several reader opinions were submitted in the comment section offering critique and highlighting new options.

USDA continues to catch up on reports stalled by the shutdown and as part of catching up released the January Cattle on Feed report on February 22, and the Cattle Inventory report will be released February 28. 

Even with nighttime feeding, a few calves still will be born in the coldest nighttime hours. These wet newborns may become hypothermic or cold stressed.

Tony Schwarck of Riceville, Iowa, diversified his family's crop operation with a feedlot.

The abundant moisture that is keeping producers from marketing cattle is also setting cattle country up for favorable grazing conditions this spring and is also positively influencing summer grazing pastures.

Adding extra fertility after drought is boosting toxins like nitrates in hay.

For those that calve in January and February, the rapid changes in temperature may have played a role in calf sickness and growth. 

Common sense and good observation often are your best decision aids when feeding moldy hay.

Though seasonal price patterns are among the strongest tendencies of cattle markets, they do not always follow exactly.

Don’t cattle do better in colder temperatures? That’s a question University of Minnesota Livestock Extension Educator Emily Wilmes hears in the wintertime.

For creep feeding to be profitable, the costs of the added weight gain must be less than the value of that gain.

Does the severity (coldness or mildness) of the winter have an impact on spring-born calf birth weights?

Four considerations to make before your bull purchase.

When purchasing replacement heifers many factors should be considered.

Despite our best efforts at bull selection and heifer development, cows or heifers occasionally need assistance at calving time.