It is important for cow-calf producers to understand each phase of the birthing process to know when it is time to intervene.

From equipment checklists to mastering observation, veterinary collaboration and proactive intervention, calving season ...

Feb. 20—Ralph Morgan's livelihood is something of a spectator sport. Morgan is a cattle rancher. Each year, starting around the middle of February, his cows have their calves in a pasture near Highway ...

The calving process is natural and a majority of time it happens without much fanfare—which is by design. However, there are situations where cows or heifers need help and intervention is necessary to ...

Calving season is an important and busy time of year as beef producers are preparing themselves for less sleep each night, ...

Over time we have all developed our own way of determining when a cow may be approaching her time to calve. Some good, some okay, and some of us just get a surprise when we see a new calf. It is ...

The Brahman cow and her first calf. The final product. As calving time approaches for many, I thought I would review some points about assisting at calving. Almost all first time pregnancies cause ...

Benchmarking is a useful tool that allows businesses to compare their performance to others. However, limited data is available to cow/calf producers for this purpose. Management practices associated ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. - For the long-term health of the cow herd, it's important to give some extra attention to first-calf heifer pairs during calving so they remain healthy and are ready to breed back in ...

BOISE, Idaho — It's not quite spring yet, but for a ranch nestled in the foothills of the Mayfield area, calves are making their moo-ve. According to the Department of Agriculture, there are more cows ...