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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If one stands by the fence and discusses calving, most producers are sympathetic to the late- calving cow. At least she has a live calf is the general response. That is true, but the challenge is 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 ...

It is always exciting when a little one joins the family. In the beef cattle business, calves are typically born during a planned calving season that occurs in the spring or the fall, said the experts ...

Ensure your herd stays productive during the summer heat with these 10 management tasks for spring- and fall-calving ...

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 ...

ARMOUR, S.D. — Farming and ranching is no 9 to 5 job. For cattle producers, calving season means being ready for anything — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This means they are up at all hours of the ...

I remember it clearly: the hills, the sun in my eyes, and then, from high above, the sound of oncoming hooves. In the early 2010s, I and a family member were walking the trails near our East Bay home.