From heat stress to winter supplementation, every calving season has trade-offs. Here is how to align your herd’s genetics ...

The calving process is natural and a majority of time it happens without much fanfare—which is by design. However, there are situations where cows or heifers need help and intervention is necessary to ...

Parturition, or the birthing process, has three stages. Understanding the stages is critical in order to know when/if we need to provide assistance during calving season to increase the likelihood a ...

Thank you for your simple and educative articles. I am a new dairy farmer, and recently, I almost lost my calf at birth. I think the process started at night, and when we woke up, I found the calf ...

On our farm in Muscatine County, Iowa, spring means calving season. Everywhere we look, we see twos — a black Angus cow with ...

As spring calving season continues, producers continue to monitor and assist when needed as their next calf crop hits the ground. Dealing with protective moms can be a challenging situation, two ...

Early management, vaccination programs and low-stress weaning can improve calf performance and profitability for cattle ...

Canada’s 2026 calving season is here. Here are our recent stories with tips for beef calf care, veterinary advice for cow-calf farmers.