On cold spring mornings in the Nebraska Sandhills, calving season can bring high stakes for ranchers trying to protect ...

Our expectations of first-calf heifers are high. We ask a 2-year-old cow to calve for the first time, rebreed on time to ...

On cold spring mornings in the Nebraska Sandhills, calving season can test even the most experienced ranchers. Twenty-five ...

Good cow nutrition is crucial following calving to get cows rebred. Let’s look at the reason for using our top tier hay after calves hit the ground. Because cows experience a lot of stress after ...

Falun? With hands cupped around his mouth, Chuck Oleen sent a high-pitched holler across the pasture, snaring the attention of critters big and small. Sensing the rancher was bearing treats — wheat ...

To ensure young calves get off on the right foot after they hit the ground, push colostrum, monitor the umbilical cord, ...

Some calving cows and heifers may just need more time to go through the different stages of labour, rather than have immediate assistance to get the calf out quickly. Yet too many dairy and beef herds ...