herd management

Animal Health, Beef, Cow Calf, Livestock

5 tips for planning an efficient and safe calving barn

Planning a calving barn? Discover five design tips to improve cattle health, safety, efficiency and long-term durability. Read More

Hereford cows grazing (K-State Research and Extension)
Animal Health, Cow Calf, Livestock

Building better cows

Beef cows and calfs grazing on grass. (Adobe Stock-#349841650 │ William)
Animal Health, Beef, beef, Feeder, Livestock

Bigger cattle may be the industry’s new normal

Black Angus out in the field. (Photos courtesy of K-State Research and Extension)

Finding the right cow size for your herd

  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Extension news service

Strategies to consider when dealing with drought, cow herds 

Hereford cows on grass. (K-State Research and Extension)

Weighing genetic risk and reward

  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Extension news service
Cow and calf. (Adobe Stock │ #312571256 - emotionpicture)

What may be causing difficult births

  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Extension news service
Heavily pregnant cow with herdmates. (Adobe Stock │ #594195930 - jackienix)

When to move pregnant cows — and when not to

  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Extension news service

Experts share how beef cow size, heavier carcasses influence beef at K-State’s Cattlemen’s Day 

Three Angus bulls. (Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

What’s a good bull worth?

  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Extension news service
Calves (Journal photo by Jennifer M. Latzke)

Managing calf scours

  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Extension news service