On cold spring mornings in the Nebraska Sandhills, calving season can test even the most experienced ranchers. Twenty-five ...

On cold spring mornings in the Nebraska Sandhills, calving season can bring high stakes for ranchers trying to protect ...

Calving season will always bring surprises. But preparation, vigilance, and quick action can dramatically improve calf survival and long-term performance.

Our expectations of first-calf heifers are high. We ask a 2-year-old cow to calve for the first time, rebreed on time to ...

EDINBURG, N.D. – As twilight fades to darkness, Joel Mathiason’s gentle hands lift a newborn calf to its feet and steer it into a barn stall knee-deep in straw. A cow follows. When she enters the ...

Mark Wagner — the start of a new calving season upon him — said he’s “pushing the envelope as hard as I can.” Wagner, a rancher and farmer at Monango in south-central North Dakota is what’s known as ...

HAYES, S.D. — Traditionally, you may not think September is the time of the year to see fresh baby calves hitting the ground. But, for those that fall calve, calving season is well underway. At ...

Good cow nutrition is crucial following calving to get cows rebred. Let’s look at the reason for using our top tier hay after calves hit the ground. Because cows experience a lot of stress after ...

The calving season for North Atlantic right whales — one of the most endangered large species on Earth — got off to a promising start late last year. Each fall, females journey south to the waters off ...

Using a portable milking machine in the calving pen is the easiest and fastest way to harvest a cow’s first colostrum and avoid having to move a newly calved cow. “Cows are often a bit unsteady on ...