MERINO — Ropers on horseback pull calves from the herd one by one, dragging them by their hind legs across the dirt and into a grass-covered corral as they bellow.
This is where the teams of relatives, friends, neighbors and little...
Source: Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Weaning can have a lasting impact on a calf. How a producer manages calves before, during, and after weaning can have a dramatic effect on overall calf performance and economic viability.
One of the most stressful...
Source: Government of Saskatchewan
Creep-feeding is the practice of providing supplemental feed to calves in order to increase their average daily gain and weaning weight. Creep-feeding can be a useful management tool under different scenarios. For example when milk production...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
There are many aspects of a producer’s day-to-day life that are out of their control. The weather, including precipitation, winds and plummeting temperatures, can test the best-made plans in the most organized of operations.
Producers...
Source: USDA news release
Rotational grazing is a management practice in which ranchers rotate cattle through a series of paddocks. It is an alternative to continuous grazing in which cattle stay on a single pasture. About 40 percent of all...
Source: USDA
Rotational grazing is a management practice in which ranchers rotate cattle through a series of paddocks. It is an alternative to continuous grazing in which cattle stay on a single pasture. About 40 percent of all cow-calf operations...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
“In Alberta, cull cow revenue has typically made up over 17% of the total value of production on cow-calf operations, as reported by AgriProfit$ for 2016 to 2020,” says Ann Boyda, livestock economist with the...
Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator
Hannah Greenwell, Nebraska Extension Educator
A main economic driver of a cow-calf operation is the number of calves weaned per cow exposed. Two subsequent drivers are weight and phenotype. For these reasons, outstanding...
Source: The University of Georgia
Most cattle produced in Georgia come from cow-calf farms and ranches. With cow-calf operations, as with other farm enterprises, making a profit is the only thing that will keep you in business. How much profit you make...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
“AgriProfit$ is a cost of production benchmarking program operated by Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development, or AFRED,” says ML Manglai, senior livestock economist with AFRED. “This unique program has been offered for over...
