Whether you are autumn or spring block-calving, the “dry” period in the calendar is not only a time of rest in preparation ...

Anything that can be done to make an intensive block-calving period run as smoothly as possible will be advantageous for a busy farm team. It stems from preparing staff, processes and cows ahead of ...

Norman Angus Ranch in Crawford, Neb., is a commercial and registered Angus operation with a focus on selling weaned steer and ...

MIAMI, Okla. - The December "Ranching on the Cherokee Prairie" publication from Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service provides tips to cattle producers who have a spring-calving herd. January: Feed ...

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Philadelphia, February 27, 2025 – Sleep is as important to humans as food and water, but it is often sacrificed to work, especially for farm workers. Dairy farming, in particular, can involve long ...

WITH the breeding season for spring block-calving herds about to start, farmers choosing bulls for grazing-based systems are advised to pay attention to the new run of spring calving indexes (£SCI), ...

When workloads rise and the calving shed gets busier by the hour, having the right support system can make all the difference ...

Like some other area ranchers, John Chute, an Aitkin, Minn., cattle producer, delays his spring calving to take advantage of what's normally better weather in April and May. This year, however, the ...

Irish Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 22, No. 1 (1983), pp. 69-78 (10 pages) An experiment was conducted over 2 seasons to examine the effect of feeding concentrate supplements, containing ...