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Shorten your calving season for a more profitable cow herd

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5 tips for planning an efficient and safe calving barn

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Managing calf scours

Farmer using smartphone and tractor at harvesting. (Adobe Stock │ #234551396 - aboutmomentsimages)

Smartphones can save lives on the farm

  • March 13, 2026
  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
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Ag Safety Awareness Program Week highlights link between farmer health and farm safety

  • February 27, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial

Give them some grace 

  • February 18, 2026
  • By Kylene Scott
A bull takes in the western Nebraska snowy landscape. (Photo by Hannah Smith.)

Winter’s bite certainly felt in February

  • March 8, 2025
  • By Regina Bird
Mother’s instincts need to take over and protect calves, especially in frigid temperatures like the ones the High Plains saw during the Siberian Express. (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)

Preparing for calving season

  • January 22, 2025
  • By Lisa Moser │ Kansas State University Research & Extension
Grazing cattle in Kansas (Courtesy photo.)

Late summer forage quality a factor in protein supplementation

  • September 13, 2023
  • By Laney Reasner │ Oklahoma State University

K-State vet shares tips for managing hypothermia in newborn calves

  • February 16, 2021
  • By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension

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