Early Weaning Beef Calves
Weaning is a major event in cow-calf management. Beef cattle producers have a variety of options when it comes to deciding when to wean their calves. Because early weaning impacts both animal performance and operational profitability, it is ...

GPS the Pneumonia Problems in Your Dairy Calf Enterprise
Some farmers use a tractor-mounted Global Positioning System (GPS) – a constellation of earth-orbiting satellites – to help determine how much fertilizer and herbicide to apply in a specific location in a field when combined with other information such...

Unwanted Calf Average Daily Gain
The Dickinson Research Extension Center is busy calving heifers. Thank goodness, the center only has one heifer left that is bred to a bull that will be called a noncalving ease sire, writes Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist of the North Dakota State Un...

Creep Feeding Calves
Creep feeding is the practice of providing supplemental feed to calves before weaning, says the Government of Alberta, Agriculture and Rural Development.

Cold Weather Calf and Replacement Heifer Comfort
Cold weather is coming. Are you prepared to provide exceptional comfort to your calves and replacement heifers this winter? Asks Kevin A. Janni, Professor and Extension Engineer, University of Minnesota, Dairy Extension.

Backgrounding Calves on Co-products
As cow-calf producers look to add value to their calf crop, backgrounding or pre-condition of cattle may be one potential management option, write Matt Hersom and Jacquline Wahrmund. This publication is part of the University of Florida IFAS, 2008 Beef...

The Importance of Colostrum for Calves
Colostrum intake is critical for a newborn calf, as its immune system is not fully developed when born, says Nanita Blomquist, Alberta Ag-Info Centre, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.

Midwest Winters Challenge Dairy Calf Survival
Making sure calves consume enough feed to meet their maintenance needs and grow is especially important in the winter, North Dakota State University Extension Service dairy specialist J.W. Schroeder says.

Do You Know When Your Cows Will Calve Next Spring?
Instead of reactionary decisions, reproductive patterns and cow production are monitored and utilized as part of a management plan, writes Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist at the North Dakota State University Extension Service.

Colostrum for the Dairy Calf
The most important factor in dairy calf health and survival is feeding the newborn calf adequate amounts of high-quality colostrum early in its life, writes Brian Lang, Veal Specialist at OMAFRA.

Changing Times: Management Considerations for Cow-Calf Producers
By Dr. Scott P. Greiner, Extension Animal Scientist, Beef, VA Tech. Without question, the landscape of the beef business has changed.

Backgrounding Calves on Cornstalk Residue
By Grant Crawford, University of Minnesota Beef Team. Originally published in the MN Farm Guide. With the current high costs for feed, fuel, and fertilizer, there is a renewed emphasis on utilizing low-cost feedstuffs to put weight on calves.

Implanting Calves Still Pays Dividends
Dr. Mark Wahlberg, Extension Livestock Specialist, VA Tech. Ohio State University Extension Beef Team. Growth-promoting implants are a well-established technology in the beef business.

Mid-Summer Calf Working, Especially in Tight Times
By Dr. W. Dee Whittier, Extension Veterinarian, Cattle, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Published in the Virginia Cooperative Extension Livestock Update, July 2008. Mid-summer processing of spring-born beef calves is one of the highest...

Heads Up – It’s Calving Time
By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service. Checking cows requires an awareness that cows are large, living beings that have a mind of their own.