To help Iowa cattlemen and women prepare for a successful calving season and subsequent breeding period, Iowa Beef Center has scheduled two Advanced Calving Clinics for Jan. 13, 2025, according to ...

Research across a range of development systems demonstrates that similar pregnancy rates can often be achieved under both ...

Timing is the key to a successful calving season, but beef cattle producers often wonder how they can narrow the calving window, or the timeframe in which cows will be giving birth. Speaking on a ...

One can see why change is difficult. At the Dickinson Research Extension Center, the cows are finishing the calving season. However, this year, calving was in early June, not late April. Like most ...

Ten-year Kansas data shows cost control separates profitable cow-calf operations from struggling ranches by hundreds per head ...

As spring calving season continues, producers continue to monitor and assist when needed as their next calf crop hits the ground. Dealing with protective moms can be a challenging situation, two ...

Facing economic challenges, dairy farmers are increasingly crossbreeding some of their Holstein cows with beef breed bulls to add value to surplus calves born in their herds. In an analysis of almost ...

A years-long drought decimated breeding stock, leaving the domestic cattle supply at generational lows with no quick path to recovery. Unlike ranchers who benefit from premium beef prices, packers ...

Terrain’s Dave Weaber says herd expansion remains on hold heading into 2027, with feeder cattle and fed cattle prices ...

A shrunken U.S. beef herd has forced meat processors into a bidding war for a dwindling supply of animals, making it harder ...