Alicia Boor is an Agriculture and Natural Resources agent in the Cottonwood District (which includes Barton and Ell ...

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

Steps such as cleaning and disinfecting a calf sled and maternity pens will help boost calving success. Hiring calving interns during college spring breaks is one way Lydia Grant is helping to ensure ...

Giving all heifers a pain relief injection after calving will help them through the transition process of joining the milking herd and thereby prevent metabolic issues and lameness. In the absence of ...

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Sometimes a first-calf heifer is confused or indifferent toward her newborn calf. She may just lie there after the calf is born and doesn’t get up to lick the calf, and when she does get up she may ...

Freezing temperatures can mean extra labor, including more frequent trips to the pasture to check on the animals.