Managing a successful business often involves making a series of decisions with the end goal of providing a quality outcome at a profit. In the beef cattle business, one of those decisions is what to ...

Selling cull cows when they will return the most income to the rancher requires knowledge about cull cow health and body condition. Proper cow culling will reduce the chance that a cow carcass is ...

October is often the month of calf weaning and cow culling (for spring calving herds). Cull cows represent about 20% of the gross income in commercial cow calf operations. Understanding the major ...

Cook and his team recently completed a survey of 60 Wisconsin dairies, inquiring about challenges that farms face in ...

When deciding on whether or not to sell a cull cow, figure out how long you think you’ll want to keep her and what potential value she would bring you versus what it would be if you sold her today.

Rain is falling this week across a large swath of the country. It’s good news for areas stricken with drought, and a welcome sign for cattle producers. The latest U.S. Drought monitor indicates ...

U.S. milk production is hitting records, but shrinking replacement heifer numbers and aging herds signal tighter, more ...