"And I suppose this is the big reason I wanted to raise my kids here, on my family’s ranch," Jessie Veeder writes.

A calf, several hours old, tries to nurse on April 1, 2025. A storm that day seemed to push a number of cows to calve within ...

Timing is the key to a successful calving season, but beef cattle producers often wonder how they can narrow the calving window, or the timeframe in which cows will be giving birth. Speaking on a ...

A ranch that’s one of the priciest pieces of land for sale in the state has landed on the real estate market in Fall River, Kansas, for $25.68 million. Called EE Ranch, the property boasts more than 6 ...

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 ...

“They do an incredible job of including everybody,” he said. “To see this barn fill up, it’s exciting. I’m so proud of everyone that’s made the effort to cheer these kids on. They get ...

From smart boluses to cameras and tail-mounted devices, the evolution of technology means unnecessary late-night trips to the calving shed can be a thing of the past. Three farmers share how they ...

But the available jobs pay more due to more-skilled labor. “To increase a high level of production, you need to maximize the barn design and cow flow,” Reinemann said. Barn design might include ...

The months of January through June are considered calving season across North Dakota. Although the new and cute additions are exciting, they can also bring some stress. Paige Brummund with Ward ...

The two men arrested were charged with theft of livestock–organized criminal activity which involved six ranches and a sale barn. Joey Dickey, 43, was arrested in Wise County and later transferred to ...

They started calving the first of February and are about ... Kristian Rennert, Nebraska producer, brings calves in the barn to warm up during a March blizzard. Looking ahead, Rennert says he ...

Biosecurity is always of the utmost importance on beef operations. At calving time, however, that importance is amplified due to two groups of animals being more susceptible to infectious diseases ...