Cow-Calf

In the seedstock business, the bar is higher than in a commercial herd. Registered breeders need more from their cows than just an acceptable calf.

Livestock diversity provides the opportunity for additional revenue.

An atypical case of BSE was detected in a six year-old Florida beef cow, but never entered the slaughter channels and poses no threat to the U.S. food supply.

The cattle herd in Canada fell by 100,000 head with beef cows seeing the largest drop in herd numbers.

Most of the “Value-Added” calf sales require that the calves are weaned at least 45 days prior to sale date.

A rancher in Washington is currently under investigation by wildlife officials after he shot at a wolf in self-defense while checking his cattle.

Sheep and cows are able to coexist.

It would appear cattle feeders are betting on the come in the market based on strong cash feeder cattle prices.

A herd of 23 cows and calves were rescued by the Albany Volunteer Fire Department in Wisconsin after being stranded by flood water.

Data from USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service shows more cows than in recent years moving through markets for culls during July.

For cow-calf producers planning how to manage their calves through the stressful weaning period, deciding factors include available labor, facilities, weather, marketing goals and others.

Science to develop Show-Me-Select replacement heifers keeps growing.

The Togo wolf pack has attacked five cattle in the past 10 months, which meets the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's lethal removal policy threshold but there are no current plans to euthanize the wolves.

Completing a number of management techniques and vaccine protocols prior to the stress of weaning, comingling and transport will help assemble a calf crop more resilient to disease challenges.

New sire selection rules for Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers improve reliable calving-ease genetics.

Before the fall calving season commences, now is the time to put together and post a protocol for family members and hired employees to follow when they find a cow or heifer starting in the process of calving.

Weather and forage conditions over the next several weeks could have a major impact on female prices this fall.

Cow-calf producers have a number of factors to consider when weighing the decision of retained ownership.

The reasons behind cattle diseases exploding in certain years and not others have to do with the fact that our animals are beholden to their environment.

The risks and rewards of retained ownership are fairly even.