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Animal Health, Cow Calf, Livestock

What may be causing difficult births

Some calving difficulties stem from calf size, positioning and genetics, and understanding these factors can help producers better prepare. Read More

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Animal Health, Cow Calf, Livestock

When to move pregnant cows — and when not to

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Beef, beef, Central Region, Cow Calf, Education, Nebraska, Regional Roundup

NCTA students gain Insights at Range Beef Cow Symposium

Cattle U: Where it started and where it’s headed 

  • January 10, 2025
  • By Lacey Vilhauer

Back to basics when it comes to managing cow herds 

  • October 4, 2024
  • By Kylene Scott

Calving season—knowing when to assist

  • February 23, 2024
  • By Lacey Vilhauer

New beef reproduction workshop offered at MU Southwest Center

  • October 27, 2021
  • By Linda Geist, University of Missouri Extension

New beef reproduction workshop offered at MU Wurdack Research Center

  • October 24, 2021
  • By Linda Geist, University of Missouri Extension

Beef webinar set for July 22

  • July 22, 2020
  • By hpj-editorial

NMSU Extension to present beef cattle reproduction workshop in Isleta

  • March 10, 2020
  • By Jane Moorman, New Mexico State University

National beef cattle reproduction symposium will be Aug. 29-30 in Ruidoso

  • July 16, 2018
  • By Jane Moorman, New Mexico State University
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