Cow/calf producers, on the other hand, should collect enough records to be able to calculate weaning weight per cow exposed to measure efficiency. This provides producers with the output of their cow ...

The January 1, 2023, Cattle inventory report included a beef cow herd of 28.9 million head, down 3.6 percent year over year and the smallest beef cow total since 1962. More importantly going forward, ...

USDA’s Semi-Annual Cattle Inventory report confirmed a 61-year low in the beef cow herd, and barring some major ... we’ll be back in the black where we need to be, and we’ll have that ...

Courter said EPDs should be seen as an additional tool to help producers make informed decisions that drive their breeding objectives and match cattle to ... an issue in your herd, it may be ...

Lets take a closer look at this and at how we can help “winterize” our herd. Cold weather places additional energy demands on cattle, especially when wind chill and wet conditions come into play.

When I went to investigate, I discovered this cowbird, also known as a cattle egret, with our herd of cattle. Note: in the video I referred to it as a heron. I was incorrect. Our cattle had never ...

While the data concerns information from two years ago, it is still relevant to what is occurring in the industry today regarding a major topic of discussion – herd building. The U.S. cattle inventory ...

“The letter and three-digit system reduces potential cow identification duplication in the herd because it uses a letter to represent the year,” says Davis. The letter represents the year the ...

There are three nonnegotiables when genetically selecting a better cow herd: 1. Mature cow size. “While I often hear, ‘But my larger cows wean heavier calves,’ that isn’t the right question we should ...

Black 500 pound cow on Petty Branch Road Prospect, TN.