USDA’s Semi-Annual Cattle Inventory report confirmed a 61-year low in the beef cow herd, and barring some major change in the weather, the cattle inventory may not be done shrinking yet.

The cow herd averages 5.6 years of age. Does this mean that all the cows should be managed as 5-year-old cows? Most producers seem to refer to cows as “the herd.” In reality, that herd is split into ...

The January 1, 2023, Cattle inventory report included a beef cow herd of 28.9 million head, down 3.6 percent year over year and the smallest beef cow total since 1962. More importantly going forward, ...

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Fluctuating cull cow prices across the year can result in an average cull value for a herd that may be below expectation. The result can give a false impression of the true cost of maintaining ...

Nutritional issues in the cow herd can cause significant infertility problems and, in my experience, this is one of the most common causes of infertility problems. However, it is difficult to ...

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“My cows aren’t taking off after calving,” said a recent caller to my Michigan State University Extension office. Maybe your dairy farm has experienced the same problem and you are wondering how to ...

A leopard suddenly attacked a herd of cows grazing in Belga forest under Barwatoli Panchayat of Chandwa-Kudru block bordering Lohardaga-Latehar district. The knocking of the leopard created a ...

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service releases its detailed cattle inventory each year in January. The last peak in herd inventory was in 2019 at 31.6 million cows. Last year’s ...

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