Water hemlock is the deadliest plant on Montana range, and early summer is exactly when cattle get into it. Here's how to…
Tall larkspur is at its most poisonous on Montana summer range before it flowers, and cattle turned out in June are the…
Horn flies cost more weight than most ranchers think, and the way you fight them in June decides whether your control still…
Pinkeye moves fast through a summer calf crop, and by the time you spot the white spot in the eye the fly…
Summer heat and daylight break down vaccines faster than most people think. A little care with your cooler, your syringes, and your…
Blue-green algae blooms bloom fast on warm, still stock ponds, and the toxins they throw can drop cattle before you ever see…
When cheatgrass and foxtail dry down in early summer, the barbed seeds go looking for a soft place to lodge. Here's what…
Cattle carry heat differently than people do, and the load builds through the day and doesn't shed until the night cools off.…
Anaplasmosis hits mature cattle hardest, spread by flies, ticks, and blood on shared equipment. Here's how it shows up in summer and…
Pasture bloat kills fast when cattle hit alfalfa or clover regrowth wet and hungry. Here's what causes the froth, how to spot…
Foot rot moves fast on wet summer ground. Here's how to spot it early, treat it before it settles into the joint,…
The most poisonous plant on Montana rangeland grows along ditches, creeks, and wet meadows, and it kills fast in early summer when…
Tall larkspur is one of the deadliest plants on Montana's mountain and foothill summer range, and it's most dangerous in early summer…
Horn flies cost weight and worry cattle all summer, but they run in predictable numbers you can count and control. Here's how…
Pinkeye moves fast through a summer herd, riding on face flies and rough seedheads. Here's how to slow it down before half…
As summer heat pulls down pond levels, dissolved salts and sulfates climb in what's left. High-sulfate stock water can stagger cattle, blind…
Stagnant summer stock ponds can grow a toxic cyanobacteria bloom in a matter of days, and cattle that drink from the downwind…
A blood parasite spread by ticks and biting flies hits your older cows hardest, and by the time one lags behind the…
Frothy bloat on lush clover and alfalfa regrowth can kill a healthy cow in an hour. Here's how it happens and what…
Foot rot shows up fast on summer grass, almost always in one foot, and it spreads from the wet, churned-up ground cattle…
Larkspur is one of the surefire killers on Montana's foothill and mountain ranges, and cattle die from it fastest right when you…
When rain quits and cereal forage sits stunted in the field, nitrates pile up in the bottom of the stalk. Here's how…
Infectious pinkeye spreads fast on tall grass and dusty pastures once face flies get going. Here's how to slow it down and…
Prairie rattlesnakes come out of the rocks in June, and a cow or horse grazing head-down is an easy target. Here's what…
Water hemlock is the deadliest plant on most Montana places, and the soft June ground along creeks and ditches is exactly where…