Genomic testing improves confidence in the decisions producers make when selecting replacement heifers and bulls.

At Mt. Rushmore Angus near Hermosa, South Dakota, brothers Eddie and Marty Rypkema, with their ranch manager David Uhrig, ...

As herds rely on fewer replacement heifers, the stakes for getting each one pregnant at the right time are higher than ever.

The Southern Great Plains has seen better forage growing conditions in 2013 than in many recent years. This has been, in part, due to less wind, cooler temperatures and more rainfall. Many ranchers ...

Healthy heifers offer a sure continuity to a thriving dairy farming business. It is therefore prudent to raise female calves well as you groom them to slowly join the herd. When you cull the older ...

MONTGOMERY, Minn. — Jeff Tuma quit milking, but he didn’t leave the dairy industry. Tuma is a custom heifer raiser for two dairy producers, George Duban of Lonsdale and Mark Mundt of Waseca. At a ...