Late castration is a fact of life on most outfits. Here's how to cut or band the calves you missed without setting…
Anaplasmosis moves on ticks and biting flies through the summer, hits hardest in mature cows, and shows nothing until an animal is…
A bull can pass a breeding soundness exam in May and still stop settling cows by the Fourth of July. Riding through…
Modified-live vaccines are fragile biology, not fence staples. How you mix, cool, and handle them in a June chute decides whether the…
Bloat comes fast on wet clover and alfalfa in June, and the cow you find dead at daylight was fine at dark.…
Replacement heifers that calve first and rebreed early stay in the herd. The way you set up their breeding in June decides…
Wet ground around tanks and gates sets cattle up for foot rot in June. Here's how to spot it early, treat it…
Bull power isn't about how mean he looks in the pasture. A breeding soundness exam and an honest cow-to-bull ratio decide how…
Horn flies quietly cut calf gains and cow condition through the grazing season. Here's how to read the load on your cattle…
Pinkeye moves fast through a summer herd once the face flies get going. Catching the first weepy calf and knowing what feeds…
A cool, wet spring keeps cool-season grass lush later than usual, and that's exactly the setup that pulls a nursing cow's magnesium…
Green summer grass looks like it covers everything a cow needs, but copper, selenium and phosphorus don't come with it. A weak…
Anaplasmosis hits older cows hardest, spreads on biting flies and shared instruments, and doesn't show its hand until late summer. Here's how…
Turnout isn't the finish line on bull management. Bulls get hurt, get whipped, and quit settling cows in the middle of the…
Trichomoniasis is a venereal disease that quietly wrecks a calf crop. It spreads through breeding bulls, and by the time you see…
Turning hungry cows onto wet, fast-growing alfalfa or clover in June can froth them up fast. Here's how bloat kills, and the…
Clostridial disease drops the fastest-growing calves in the herd with almost no warning. Here's how blackleg works, why it hits when it…
Summer heat kills modified-live vaccine faster than most producers think. Here's how to keep the cold chain intact from the fridge to…
Warm, wet ground and cut-up trails around water set cattle up for foot rot in June. Catching the swelling early and treating…
Thunderstorm season peaks just as cattle hit summer pasture. A little thought about where they shelter — and how you handle a…
Respiratory disease isn't just a fall backgrounding problem. Nursing calves on summer pasture get pneumonia too, and the ones that go down…
A bull that looks sound and breeds cows can still be shooting blanks. A breeding soundness exam before turnout is cheap insurance…
Horn flies show up thick in June and pull blood and gain off cattle all season. A practical look at ear tags,…
Pinkeye moves fast on summer grass, and the calf with a runny eye today can be scarred and lightweight by fall. Here's…
Fast-growing cool-season grass in early summer runs short on magnesium, and a heavy-milking cow can go from grazing to staggering in a…