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Frothy Bloat on Lush June Pasture: The Death You Find Before Breakfast
Legume-heavy spring pasture can blow a cow up tight by morning. Here's how frothy bloat builds, what raises the odds, and the…
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Summer Pneumonia Hits the Calves You Thought Were Past the Risk
Bronchopneumonia in two- to four-month-old nursing calves shows up in the dog days, often after a cold rain or a long dusty…
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Foot Rot Shows Up in the Wet Spots: Catching the Limp Before It Costs You Pounds
Foot rot turns up every summer where cattle stand in mud and standing water. Catch the limp early, treat it clean, and…
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Anaplasmosis Drops Your Older Cows in Late Summer: The Tick-and-Fly Disease That Hides All Year
A carrier cow looks fine until the heat and the flies bring it out, and the cattle it hits hardest are your…
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Mineral on Summer Grass: The Cheap Insurance Cows Quit Eating in July
Loose mineral keeps cows breeding and calves gaining all summer, but only if they actually eat it. Here's how to get consumption…
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Green Scum on the Stock Pond Can Kill a Cow by Morning
Blue-green algae blooms turn warm summer stock ponds toxic fast, and cattle that drink the wrong water can be dead before you…
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Your Vaccine Is Only as Good as the Cooler It Rode In: Cold Chain and Clean Technique on Summer Working Days
You can buy the best modified-live product on the shelf and still vaccinate a whole bunch of calves with nothing. Heat, sunlight,…
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Watch Your Bulls Like Hay: Keeping Bull Power on the Cows All Summer
Turning bulls out in June is the easy part. Keeping enough sound, working bulls on your cows through July is what decides…
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Pinkeye in June: Stop the Spread Before Half the Calves Are Squinting
Face flies, dust, and tall seedheads make early summer prime time for pinkeye in Montana cattle. Here's how to catch it early…
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Trich Test Your Bulls Before They Hit the Cows: The Quiet Reason Cows Come Up Open
Trichomoniasis spreads silently through a breeding herd and shows up as open cows in the fall. Here's why testing bulls matters and…
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Move Cattle Like You’ve Got All Day: Low-Stress Handling on Summer Range
Hauling pairs to summer country and pushing them through gates is where a lot of shrink and wrecks start. Slowing down and…
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The Two-Year-Old That Won’t Breed Back: Keeping Your First-Calf Heifers in the Herd
The young cow that calved last spring is the one most likely to come up open this fall. Here's why she struggles…
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Blackleg Strikes Your Biggest Calves: Why the Cheapest Shot You Give Still Earns Its Keep
Clostridial diseases like blackleg kill thriving calves on summer grass with almost no warning. Here's why a low-cost vaccine still belongs on…
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Heat Stress in Montana Cattle: Reading the Warning Signs Before You Lose Gain
Montana summers can turn hot fast, and cattle feel it before you do. Here's how to spot heat stress early and ease…
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Pasture Bloat on Lush Legumes: The June Killer That Hits Your Best Pasture
Turning cattle onto green alfalfa or clover when grass is rank and wet can kill an animal before noon. Here's how frothy…
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Summer Pneumonia in Nursing Calves: The Sickness That Hides in a Healthy-Looking Herd
Pneumonia in calves still on the cow catches a lot of Montana producers off guard in midsummer. Here's what triggers it and…
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Foot Rot in Summer Pastures: Catch the Limp Early or Pay for It Later
Foot rot shows up every summer in Montana, usually in wet corners and around water. Here's how to spot it early, treat…
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Anaplasmosis: The Summer Cattle Disease Montana Ranchers Forget About Until a Cow Dies
As flies and ticks ramp up across Montana, anaplasmosis quietly works through mature cattle. Here's how the disease moves, what to watch…
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Summer Mineral on Grass: Don’t Let the Tub Run Dry When It Matters Most
Free-choice mineral isn't a set-it-and-forget-it chore. Here's how to keep your cows getting what summer grass can't give them through breeding and…
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Bull Turnout Done Right: Getting the Breeding Season to Pay Off in Montana
Mid-June is breeding season on most Montana ranches. A little attention to bull soundness, cow-to-bull ratios, and pasture observation now decides what…
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Pinkeye and Flies: Getting Ahead of the Summer Eye Problem
Pinkeye costs Montana cattle producers weight gain, dollars, and time every summer. Here's how to cut the fly pressure, irritants, and infection…
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Mountain Ranching, Modern Tools: How Montana Cattle Producers Are Blending Both
In Montana’s mountain country, ranching still runs on early mornings, good horses, and a feel for weather that doesn’t show up on…
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Montana Livestock Auction Set to Keep the Gavel Going, Reports Indicate
Ranch country runs on dependable outlets—places to sell a set of calves, sort cull cows, or buy replacement heifers without driving half…
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Tight U.S. Cattle Numbers Keep Prices Firm—What Montana Ranches Should Watch This Year
Across the Northern Plains, the conversation at sale barns and brandings has sounded familiar: fewer cattle around, buyers still hungry, and prices…
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NCBA’s 2026 Policy Push: What Montana Cattle Country Should Watch
Montana cattle producers don’t need a reminder that policy decisions made far from the Hi-Line or the Powder River can still land…