The Two-Year-Old Heifer Has to Grow, Milk, and Breed Back All at Once, and She’s First to Come Up Open
First-calf heifers carry a heavier load than any cow in the herd during summer breeding, and the ones you don't manage separately…
First-calf heifers carry a heavier load than any cow in the herd during summer breeding, and the ones you don't manage separately…
Body condition at breeding decides which cows cycle and which ones don't. In mid-June you still have a little time to sort…
Low blood magnesium hits older cows nursing calves hardest, right when the grass looks its best. Here's how to spot it early…
Horn flies cluster on the backs and bellies of grazing cattle, feeding on blood dozens of times a day. Get control going…
A breeding season with no end date scatters your calves across four months and quietly costs you money at every marketing. Setting…
A lush, late-growing spring keeps magnesium short in the grass just as older cows are milking hard. Here's how tetany shows up,…
Horn flies don't kill cattle outright, but a heavy load steals weight gain and milk all summer. Here's how to knock them…
Hypomagnesemia kills fast on fast-growing cool-season pasture, and it usually takes your heaviest-milking cows. Here's how to spot the risk and keep…