The question on when to intervene or call a veterinarian after a cow or heifer goes into labor is never easy to answer, but it’s an important especially when a live calf is the end goal.

Whether a producer has 40 cows or 4,000, having low-maintenance cattle is an advantage. Here are four ways to build a low-maintenance herd.

Having a prolapsed cow is never a good thing, but it’s not an automatic reason to cull.

Timing is everything in assuring good immunity in your calf crop.

To make a dent in the spread of BVD, it’s important to have a defined calving season. How many cattle producers have one though?

Over 25 years ago, I moved to Nebraska as the general manager of the Rex Ranch. I had a lot of experience calving large groups of first-calf heifers, so until the ranch became bigger and had several units, it was only natural for me to work with...