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 ...

ST. JOHN’S, Mich. (WLNS)—Dairy farmers across the United States help calves become healthy adults through a method called, “calving process and assistance.” This process consists of several steps when ...

From gestation through the first weeks of life, small decisions build toward better calf health. Focusing on key risk points ...

Some calving cows and heifers may just need more time to go through the different stages of labour, rather than have immediate assistance to get the calf out quickly. Yet too many dairy and beef herds ...

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 ...

From targeted nutrition to disciplined phenotypic sorting, learn how Schrader Ranch and Christensen Charolais are building ...

Many producers are now in full swing of calving season or soon will be in the Northern Plains. Although late winter has been relatively mild with above average temperatures the last few weeks, we had ...

Cattle from all over Pennsylvania are brought to the Harrisburg Farm Show Complex each year. But some arrive in different ways than others. Each year, the Calving Corner at the Farm Show welcomes new ...