K-State beef cattle experts emphasize early heifer preparation and the role of nutrition in early conception and calving ...

K-State beef cattle experts emphasize early heifer preparation and the role of nutrition in early conception and calving success.

Every cow-calf producer adopts a system of heifer selection and development for his herd. There is no one perfect answer for increasing productivity and profitability, but there are some basic ...

Editor’s note: The following was written by Kiernan Brandt, Extension field specialist, for the South Dakota State University Extension website. Regardless of how efficiently reproductive success is ...

Amid historic lows in the nation’s cowherd, Nebraska and South Dakota State University are spearheading the Great Plains Heifer Development Program, to help beef producers optimize heifer development ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. - Given the current economic situation, when it comes to raising their own replacement heifers, cattle producers need to sharpen their pencils and to ensure profits are still there at ...

This is an interesting time in the cattle industry. High feed costs, paired with a multi-year drought, have been circumstances for producers to deal with. Despite high inputs, some producers are ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. - Beginning Feb. 10, 2016 and throughout the month, SDSU Extension will host the second Annual Heifer Development Webinar Series, Managing Bred Heifers for the Future. This four-part ...

Heifer development should be considered one of the easiest management components of your cow-calf herd. You're not pushing her for gain, she is not nursing a calf yet, she doesn't tear up fences and ...

More than 50 heifers from across the region and as far away as Montgomery, Alabama, will spend the next few months at Stephen F. Austin State University’s Walter C. Todd Agricultural Research Center ...

Nebraska Extension is unveiling a new a opportunity for beef producers across the state, with the inaugural year of the Great Plains Heifer Development Center at the Haskell Ag Laboratory, near ...