Evidence indicates that allowing beef calves to stay in the maternal herd beyond the age of natural weaning promotes animal welfare and may enhance the cows' natural reproductive potential.

Each month, cow-calf producers are faced with management tasks related to seasonal and production goals. Jason Warner, Kansas ...

STURGIS, S.D. & SPEARFISH, S.D. — Ranchers across the region are preparing to wean calves and western South Dakota cattle producers are experiencing good weather conditions as they wean their herds ...

KADOKA, S.D. and FORT PIERRE, S.D. — As many farmers and ranchers begin weaning calves across the region, it can be beneficial to consult a veterinarian to help reduce stress and ensure a healthy herd ...

I’ve read all the articles telling the unenlightened, like me, about all the money we’re leaving on the table by not weaning ...

In most of the Upper Midwest, the grasses are turning to gold, along with the leaves, and soon ranchers will wean their calves. Weaning can be a stressful time for calves and for cattle producers.

“Cattle fit into the farming operation by helping us manage excess moisture, cycle nutrients and add value through grazing,” ...

There are both advantages and disadvantages to weaning beef calves early. Early weaning means weaning calves at three to five months of age, opposed to the standard five to eight months. Advantages ...

Have you defined what success and failure look like in your weaning program? Success might look like live, healthy calves that put on weight with minimal intervention. On the flip side, failure may be ...

Weaning is a stressful time for calves. There are social stresses associated with removal from the dam and disrupting social hierarchy, physical stresses of transportation and the marketing system, ...

A family butcher is expecting to see days to slaughter fall in cattle treated with a topical pheromone that has improved growth rates after weaning and castration. When Steve Conisbee’s vets suggested ...