Montana Ranching
A Bull That Quits Halfway Through Breeding Leaves a Hole You Won’t See Until Spring
You checked the bulls before turnout, but the breeding season is where they get hurt, worn down, or beat off the cows.…
Cattle
Write Down the Bull Turnout Date, Because a Calving Season You Can’t Predict Is One You Can’t Manage
Setting a defined breeding season and pulling the bull on a schedule tightens your calving window and tells you months ahead which…
Cattle
Mark the Bull Pull Date on the Calendar the Day You Turn Them Out
A breeding season with no end date scatters your calves across four months and quietly costs you money at every marketing. Setting…
Cattle
Check the Bull Halfway Through Breeding, Not Just Before You Turn Him Out
A breeding soundness exam in May tells you a bull was good the day the vet looked at him. What happens in…
Cattle
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…
Cattle
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…