Hay is one of the largest expenses in a cow-calf operation, according to K-State beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster. (K-State Research and Extension news service)

Cutting costs on the ranch

  • By Lisa Moser │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Close up of the tick. (Adobe Stock │ #115948190 - Volodymyr)

Time to check and treat your herd for ticks

  • By Sherry Hoyer and Beth Reynolds │ Iowa State University Extension
(Journal stock photo by Jennifer Carrico.)
Cows graze a field in northeast Wyoming. (Photo courtesy of University of Wyoming Extension.)
Noble Grazing Essentials workshop attendees participate in activities, observations and instructional lectures as part of the course a year ago at Noble Research Institute in Ardmore, Oklahoma. (Staff photo by Rob Mattson/Noble Research Institute.)
Pasture field in Rosebud, Mo., May 2024. Photo by Rudra Baral.
For beef producers who want their herd to be successful during the breeding season that means an annual breeding soundness exam, which includes a semen check and overall health assessment by a veterinarian (K-State Research and Extension)

Bull evaluations pre-breeding

  • By Lisa Moser │ K-State Research and Extension news service