On big summer country, death loss shows up as an empty spot in the fall count. A hard count at turnout, steady…
A bull can pass a breeding soundness exam in May and still stop settling cows by the Fourth of July. Riding through…
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…
Horn flies quietly cut calf gains and cow condition through the grazing season. Here's how to read the load on your cattle…
Summer water systems fail when demand peaks, not when it's easy. A June walk-through of wells, pipelines, floats and tanks buys you…
Riding and fixing fence before and right after turnout is dull work, but a single down wire or a washed-out water gap…
Green summer grass looks like it covers everything a cow needs, but copper, selenium and phosphorus don't come with it. A weak…
On big summer country, cattle graze the easy ground hard and leave the ridges standing. Salt and mineral placement, water, and a…
Turnout isn't the finish line on bull management. Bulls get hurt, get whipped, and quit settling cows in the middle of 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…
Bears and wolves follow their nose to easy meat. How you handle a dead cow on summer range in June sets up…
Respiratory disease isn't just a fall backgrounding problem. Nursing calves on summer pasture get pneumonia too, and the ones that go down…
Horn flies show up thick in June and pull blood and gain off cattle all season. A practical look at ear tags,…
A two-year-old raising her first calf is trying to milk, grow, and breed back all at once. Run her with the mature…
Summer range fence takes a beating from snow, elk, and runoff, and the weak spot you drive past in June is the…
Multi-sire pastures sort out their pecking order the hard way in June. Here's how to cut down on wrecks at turnout and…
June high water pulls apart the very fence you're counting on to hold pairs on summer grass. Ride it before you turn…
Warm, wet June ground is where foot rot gets started, and a cow that goes three-legged lame between dark and daylight didn't…
Respiratory disease doesn't just belong to weaning and the feedlot. Nursing calves on summer pasture get pneumonia too, and the ones you…
Horn flies cost more weight than most ranchers think, and the way you fight them in June decides whether your control still…
In a dry year the range gives you most of its growth by early July. Counting that grass now, before the country…
Body condition at breeding decides more of next year's calf crop than the bull does. Here's how to read your cows in…
Trichomoniasis doesn't make a cow act sick — it just empties her out and stretches your calving season into a mess. Here's…
Summer heat and a nursing calf push a cow's water needs way up, and a tank that looked fine in spring can…