It always pays to sort cattle quietly and calmly, especially when sorting the cows away from the calves for branding, weaning or any other purpose. Dylan Biggs (TK Ranch near Hanna, Alberta) realized ...

What is the workout equivalent of spending a long day sorting, moving and caring for cattle? Jenny Schlecht pondered that after her smart watch fitness level jumped after a day of preg checking cows.

Beef cattle producers in southwest Missouri have about four months to manage their forage supply to accommodate their beef cattle’s nutrient needs according to Eldon Cole, field specialist in ...

Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a two-part series on cattle handling. The first installment ran on Sept. 11. Al Fenton raises purebred Herefords in Alberta and all of his cattle are ...

It’s a wonderful time of year. The “fall run” is on and cowboys all over the country are celebrating as they ship calves. Many ranches today precondition (vaccinate) the calves a few weeks before ...

A few weeks ago, I helped my husband move some pens of calves and sort some cows. Our feedlot has an excellent drainage system, but this time of year, nothing can drain well enough to keep pens dry.