Replacement heifer selection has always shaped herd direction. Today, genomic tools are reshaping how confidently those decisions are made.

For decades, embryo technologies were viewed as tools reserved for seedstock breeders, show-focused programs or those chasing ...

The Oklahoma State University Beef Extension team will host three Rancher’s Thursday Lunchtime Series sessions in February. The hour-long webinars will focus on implementing timed artificial ...

Traditional commercial heifer selection through phenotypic means can be right on the money, but in some cases, it’s about as accurate as shaking a Magic 8 Ball and expecting the prediction to be true.

Gestating cows need more dietary vitamin A as they move throughout the winter and onto the last few months before calving.

DECORAH, Iowa — With feeder calves bringing $1,800, Eric Smith is focusing on commercial calves. He had been a cooperator herd for seed stock breeders but backed off from that with high cattle prices.

BADGER, Minn. — Three years after the coronavirus pandemic generated robust beef demand for Didrikson Farms, its owners are creating ways to sustain it. Brothers Dana and Thor Didrikson have expanded ...

A cow's reproductive performance is measured by her ability to conceive, deliver and "mother" a calf to weaning every 365 days. In a commercial cow-calf operation, this is the primary factor affecting ...