In cow-calf systems, many of the factors that determine productivity, fertility and longevity are set long before a ...

Cornell University's Daryl Nydam explores balancing short-term beef-on-dairy profits with the three-year investment of ...

Tight cattle supplies, delayed herd rebuilding and resilient beef demand point to continued market strength, with economists ...

As America’s beef cow herd hits a 75-year low, dairy farmers are stepping in with beef-on-dairy calves to help fill feedlots ...

US beef cow numbers fall to 1961 lows while tight supplies are expected to drive cattle prices higher in coming months.

Carefully preparing replacement heifers prior to breeding season is essential for improving conception rates and ensuring cows calve early and remain productive throughout their lifetimes, according ...

Regardless of how efficiently reproductive success is managed on the farm, beef producers are tasked annually with incorporating new females into the herd in the form of replacement heifers. Whether ...

The Southern Great Plains has seen better forage growing conditions in 2013 than in many recent years. This has been, in part, due to less wind, cooler temperatures and more rainfall. Many ranchers ...

"Those are some great heifers," the Dickinson Research Extension Center's ranch manager exclaimed while sorting the bred, home-raised heifers that were headed for the local sale barn. The feeling that ...

The southern markets that had enough cattle to fairly compare saw prices significantly back of plains states. However, the ...

Editor’s note: The following was written by Kiernan Brandt, Extension field specialist, for the South Dakota State University Extension website. Regardless of how efficiently reproductive success is ...