Calves
Management tips to help producers maintain and potentially increase production in the cow herd.
The way to maximize calf weight is knowing and controlling direct and overhead costs incurred up to weaning.
Producers have a few options for their calves after weaning.
Beef cow-calf producers have worked hard since that 60 to 90 pound calf hit the ground in the late winter-early spring calving season.
History provides a guide to how low markets may tumble.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association appreciates the efforts of the Senate in reauthorizing Mandatory Livestock Price Reporting through 2020.
Pregnancy checking opens doors for producers to manage their herds strategically.
A single calf production system breeds replacement heifers to calve as 2-year-olds, calves are weaned around 100 days of age.
Separating calves from their dams causes behavioral changes that lead to stress.
Get weaned calves eating to address health issues and maximize performance potential.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) announces the introduction of the Market Ready Quality Feeder Calf Preconditioning Program for beef producers.
As fall is rapidly approaching, ranchers are taking the necessary steps to prepare for weaning.
Cow/calf producers can add significant value by implementing a preconditioning program, which can pay off all the way through to the feedlot.
There are a number of advantages and disadvantages related to creep feeding.
Calves after weaning can undergo a considerable amount of shrink in bodyweight as a result of stress and diet changes
Early weaning is a management strategy that can alleviate grazing pressure on pastures.
Record beef cattle prices are making Mississippi producers happy to be in the business this summer.
As summer progresses, producers should be on the lookout for summer calf pneumonia.
Certain weaning time scenarios could take advantage of increased calf feed efficiency while improving cow forage resources and body condition.
Reproduction is the most influential factor contributing to the profitability of a cow calf producer.
There are a number of techniques to increase the values of calves sold at weaning.
When it comes to the health of newborn calves, it all starts with the cow.
Branding season or pasture turnout is a natural time point that lends itself well to working calves and preparing them for the summer ahead.
The point and challenge is that beef producers need to have a plan. In other words, it is the process of slowly changing stocking rates to reflect the changing plant communities in response to changing moisture supplies.
Although calving season management is the primary concern for most spring-calving herds, that is only half the battle, explained Warren Rusche, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist.
Achieving a 100 percent calf crop is very difficult, unless a farmer has only one cow. But a 100 percent calf crop is a great goal according to Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with University of Missouri Extension.
Extra weight on a set of feeder calves can translate into more net dollars in the seller’s pocket.
The price slide between feeder cattle of various weights are setting extreme records this year