Stock water systems fail in the heat when cattle need them most. Walk the pipelines, pumps, and float valves now, while a…
Clostridial diseases like blackleg live in the soil and take the fastest-growing calves on summer pasture with no warning. A cheap two-shot…
The cows you already know are leaving—bad udders, bad feet, wrecked mouths—don't need to eat your grass until October. Sorting culls in…
Internal parasites quietly siphon gain off cattle grazing summer grass, and young stock pay the steepest price. A little planning in June…
When the wind lays down and the water warms up, cyanobacteria can scum over a reliable dugout and kill cattle within hours.…
Rangeland fire season builds through late June in Montana. A little work now—firebreaks, ready equipment, and a plan to move cattle—buys you…
Respiratory disease isn't just a feedlot problem. Nursing calves on summer range get pneumonia too, and the ones that survive it come…
Grasshoppers do their worst damage as small nymphs in June, but most ranchers don't notice until the adults are flying and the…
Montana cattle handle dry heat well until a humid stretch and warm nights stack up. Here's how heat load builds, what it…
Anaplasmosis quietly builds in a Montana herd through the vector season, and the first sign is often a good, aged cow off…
As ponds and reservoirs shrink through July, dissolved sulfates and salts concentrate in the water your cows have to drink. It's an…
Wet ground around gates, water and salt sets cattle up for foot rot in early summer. Catch the limp early, because a…
Moving cow-calf pairs to summer pasture in June is where calves get separated, stressed, and sick. A little patience on the trail…
Summer grass looks like all a cow needs, but it runs short on the minerals that drive conception and immune function. Keeping…
Tall larkspur is one of the deadliest plants on Montana mountain range, and early summer is when it's most dangerous. Here's how…
Replacement heifers set the tone for your whole calving season. Get them to breeding weight, turn the bull in ahead of the…
By mid-June the horn fly numbers climb fast on summer pasture. Here's how to knock them back before they cost you pounds…
Pinkeye costs Montana producers weaning weight and doctoring time every summer. Here's how to catch it early, slow the spread, and keep…
Stock water fails on the worst possible afternoon. A June check of tanks, floats, pipelines and solar pumps is cheaper than hauling…
Late June heat and still water set up cyanobacteria blooms that turn a good stock pond into a death trap. Here's how…
Respiratory disease in nursing calves shows up on green pasture in June and July, long before weaning, and the ones you catch…
Grasshopper outbreaks build in the dry corners of Montana rangeland every summer, and the window to do something about it closes fast.…
Early-summer heat stacks up faster than cattle can shed it, especially on black hides and in still air. A few changes to…
Turning cattle onto wet, fast-growing alfalfa or clover in June can froth up a rumen and kill a good cow in an…
A cow that comes in three-legged lame with a swollen foot after a wet June has foot rot until proven otherwise. Catch…