Evaluating replacement heifers through quick pre-breeding exams, growth tracking and proper nutrition helps ensure conception ...

Producers know that choosing the right replacement heifers is critical for long-term herd success. With market conditions ...

As herds rely on fewer replacement heifers, the stakes for getting each one pregnant at the right time are higher than ever.

Editor’s note: The following was written by Kiernan Brandt, Extension field specialist, for the South Dakota State University Extension website. Regardless of how efficiently reproductive success is ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. - Given the current economic situation, when it comes to raising their own replacement heifers, cattle producers need to sharpen their pencils and to ensure profits are still there at ...

Genomic testing improves confidence in the decisions producers make when selecting replacement heifers and bulls.

The Southern Great Plains has seen better forage growing conditions in 2013 than in many recent years. This has been, in part, due to less wind, cooler temperatures and more rainfall. Many ranchers ...

K-State beef cattle experts share the pros and cons of retaining heifer calves born to first-calf heifers Working in agriculture often involves a series of decisions, including which crops should be ...

DENVER, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A sharp decline in the number of dairy heifers available to replace older cows exiting the U.S. dairy herd could limit any meaningful growth in domestic milk ...

Magnolia High School junior Todd Wellmann and senior Stephen Webb made waves at this year’s replacement heifer show and auction, though not without the help of Wellmann’s father Charles Wellmann. Todd ...