Reproduction

For many spring-calving herds, we are in the midst of the calving season. Some may be wrapping up, while others may just be beginning these potentially sleepless nights.

What rancher doesn’t want heavier calves or cows that stay in the herd longer? Commercial cattle producers should consider the benefits of heterosis when shopping for their herd sires this year.

The product that all in the cattle industry are in business to produce – beef – ultimately begins with seedstock producers.

Whenever someone gets a new truck, there are always two questions you have for them:

1. What engine does it have in it?

2. What transmission did you get?

As many producers are coming out of calving season, or are right in the middle of it, we need to start preparing for the next phase of the production system. Specifically, we should be preparing for breeding season.

While we all hope that every dam will claim her calf and provide it with what it needs to thrive, the reality is that some will not.