Calving Time
Calving ease: A trait we can all agree on
For the beef cow-calf producer, it may be the most exciting time of the year as we see the results of months of planning and anticipation of the new calf crop that is on the ground or soon to arrive.
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3 sets of twin calves born on ND ranch
Williston rancher Jim Buraw has raised cattle for a quarter-century and never had a cow that produced twins.
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Spring calving season mostly complete in Nebraska
About three-quarters of Nebraska's spring calving is done, and many farmers are getting ready to plant their crops.
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Shorten the breeding season to increase calf value
This may be the summer to finally do something about that long breeding and calving season in your cow herd.
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Cold weather calving
Every winter we have some weather that’s tough for calving due to snow, ice and cold. During the past month we’ve had our share. In one of my news articles I’d written about the economic value of saving those calves that had the misfortune of being dropped on a 0° F or lower night in a snow bank.
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Playing the cards you’re dealt
Cattlemen who calve heifers before their spring calving cows have either tagged the first calves or are checking their calving supply checklist.
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Effects of calving difficulty & confined calving on calf sickness
As the 2011 spring calving season begins, producers may want to assess some basic management strategies that affect the incidence of sickness in the baby calves.
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Are You Ready For Calving Season?
Cows are getting ready for the calving season, but producers may not be prepared, says North Dakota State University Extension Service beef specialist Carl Dahlen.
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Cold Weather Cow Care
Winter brings a special set of challenges for cattle producers. The need for labor and management increase just as forage quality, feed availability, and hours of daylight available to get things done decrease.
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Nutrients Are Essential Heading Into The Spring Calving Season
Requirements for pregnant and lactating cows can present quite a challenge for operators but are very important to the well-being of the cow and to reproductive efficiency.
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Cattle Management Ideas To Accomplish Night Time Feeding (To Encourage Day Time Calving)
Research and ranch experience has shown that the management procedure of feeding pregnant cows late in the day (or even better in the evening) has decreased the percentage of cows calving during the middle of the night.
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- Some South Dakota livestock auctions entering the digital world
- Wet U.S. Midwest sections may lead to fewer corn acres
- U.S. revises meat-labeling rules to satisfy WTO ruling
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- Grass tetany possible this spring
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
