BROOKINGS, S.D. - The time to process fall-weaned calves and determine pregnancy rates among cows will soon be here. Management of open cows is critical to the financial bottom line of a cow/calf ...

Proper winter bull management prevents frostbite and maintains breeding soundness for successful 2026 breeding seasons.

Many producers are now in full swing of calving season or soon will be in the Northern Plains. Although late winter has been relatively mild with above average temperatures the last few weeks, we had ...

Unless you are breeding all your cows by AI (artificial insemination), you need a good bull, or several. The number of bulls ...

Livestock producers know winter can be a challenge for their cowherds, and Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension cow-calf and stocker specialist, reminds them not to forget about their bulls in their winter ...

During any given production year on the ranch, cows/heifers are faced with nutritional and environmental stressors. They have ...

As producers prepare for calving season and evaluate cow herd nutrition, here are some strategies to make sure cows are getting adequate nutrition.

As fall approaches, it is important to keep in mind proper nutrition and care of the herd sires after the breeding season. This is especially true for bulls under two years of age, according to Iowa ...

n Cows should be on good pasture with clover and preferably low endophyte levels in fescue for the spring breeding season. Keep pastures vegetative by clipping or making hay. They should have abundant ...

Artificial insemination (AI) work has been completed on the farm and the bulls are now running with the cows for the ...