Calves
Be sure you’re getting the right kind of colostrum supplement or replacement to calves if fresh colostrum isn’t available.
Extension specialists from Purdue University, the University of Kentucky and the University of Tennessee will share strategies for profitable beef herd management at the annual Cow/Calf Improvement Seminar.
It is important to decide the time of year you would like your calves to arrive.
As 2014 ends, cow calf producers are thinking about the approaching calving season.
Southeast cattle farmers and ranchers have begun a very busy and critical time of the year. Most producers have already begun calving season and some are considering improving management practices. Producers can make calving season more predictable, more profitable, and less stressful by implementing some key management practices.
Cow-calf share or cash leases can be used as a way to share the revenue and expenses associated with a cow-calf enterprise when multiple people are involved.
Profitable heifer purchase decisions require some consideration of more than current prices.
What did it cost you to produce a calf this year? What will it cost you in 2015?
How much you’re willing to spend on heifers may depend on your operation.
There are many incentives to have a planned breeding and calving season.
TSCRA Special Ranger Bert Perrier, Dist. 4 in northeast Oklahoma, reports 12 calves missing from a property near Wynona in Osage County.
There is still a need, and tremendous benefit from, the continued collection of phenotypes in the context of genomic selection.
It might be a good year to background some cattle this winter.
Here are some selection tools to help you make decisions on the next generation of cattle you raise.
Cooler weather and a resurgence in rain will be sparking regrowth in fescue pastures, but ranchers with fall calving cows may need more than grass to maintain good body condition for cows.
What should producers do with the record income they’ll receive from selling cattle this year?
Post weaning calf performance is important to maximize cattle profitability.
Should you sell your open spring calvers or make them fall cows?
It is well known that cow milk production is critical to calf health and growth, but what about the cost involved to increase that milk production?
Common preconditioning practices, such as weaning, vaccinations and bunk feeding can increase calf value.
What are your plans with the big check you’ll receive for selling calves?
First in the three-part series, “Fall Calving in the Cornbelt.”
Stress is the number one issue that impacts calf performance at weaning.
The nutrient density of the weaned calf diet depends on the size of the calf, the desired rate of gain, and the feedstuffs available.
As prices for calves continue to reach historic levels, beef cattle producers could see increased revenue by implementing cost-effective calf management practices.