According to Lemenager, cow BCS is critical for assessing nutritional status and to help make breeding decisions. He adds ...

6 fresh cow checks to prevent problems after calving Pinpointing health issues early on in fresh cows, gives farmers a better chance of treating them successfully.

Maintaining a controlled breeding and calving season can be one of the most important management tools for cow-calf producers.

Alexa and Andrew Guttenberg-Mendez, of Albany, Ore., deliver a plastic calf from a plastic model cow at a recent OSU Extension calving workshop. Behind them Amber Tinney and Stacey Lyle of Mill ...

NOW is the ideal opportunity to review pre-calving management with a view to getting the spring calves off to the best possible start.

To help prepare for a successful calving season and subsequent breeding period, Iowa Beef Center has scheduled two Advanced Calving Clinics.

I prefer to think about beef heifer retention as a percentage of beef cow inventory. A higher percentage suggests expansion ...

With cattle prices reaching record highs, K-State beef cattle specialists highlight key areas where cow-calf producers can reinvest.

The record-high calf prices experienced in 2024 and 2025 have left many cow-calf producers with a welcome challenge: ...

Indeed, resilient demand for beef has kept prices at unprecedented, elevated levels, with USDA forecasting a rise in cattle ...