Fall calving can provide more agreeable weather than spring calving along with different marketing timetables, although it can require special nutrition planning for the winter months. Rain or shine, ...

It is always exciting when a little one joins the family. In the beef cattle business, calves are typically born during a planned calving season that occurs in the spring or the fall, said the experts ...

When it comes to calving, there are positives and negatives to spring or fall, including weather and nutritional factors to consider. “There’s just some tradeoffs there,” University of Missouri ...

Have you ever stopped and thought about the reasons why you manage your cattle herd the way you do? Can you justify your calving season? You could calve in the spring and market calves in the fall. Or ...

FRUITLAND, Mo. -- About 170 heifers will be sold at the fall-calving Missouri Show-Me-Select replacement heifer sale, starting at 1 p.m. Saturday at Fruitland. "This is the second fall-calving heifer ...

On a recent drive through northeast Oklahoma and southeast Kansas, numerous fall-calving cows and calves were observed from the highway. The cows were mostly in good body condition (body condition ...

Fescue pastures tend to go dormant in July and August, so look for alternatives like warm season grasses during this period of time. Try to keep the young calves gaining weight. Continue to watch for ...

Rain or shine, the right calving strategy depends on weather preference, marketing plans and nutrition needs. Fall calving provides an alternative to traditional spring calving, and there are some ...