There are both advantages and disadvantages to weaning beef calves early. Early weaning means weaning calves at three to five months of age, opposed to the standard five to eight months. Advantages ...

As beef cattle producers turn their attention to weaning, the Iowa Beef Center encourages producers to consider using its 205-Day Weight Calculator. This free spreadsheet tool assists beef producers ...

Weaning can be a stressful experience for a cow and calf, breaking the maternal-offspring bond and removing milk from the calf’s diet. However, there are strategies beef producers can take to reduce ...

K-State beef cattle experts and podcast guests explore how nutrition, forage conditions and cow health shape weaning decisions for beef producers. Weaning calves might not sound like a topic to argue ...

Farmers in the business of rearing calves will know all too well that a batch of calves going out to the field for the first ...

Crossbreeding can improve muscling and carcass merit, but questions remain about the best feeding strategies for ...

Over the coming week, the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 team will publish a two-part feature series on Agriland, accompanied by ...

The National Beef Quality Audit in the 1990s concluded that cattle producers should strive to adapt to consumer demand for more lean beef by reducing rib fat by 20 percent and increasing marbling.

Weaning can be a stressful experience for a cow and calf, breaking the maternal-offspring bond and removing milk from the calf’s diet. However, there are strategies beef producers can take to reduce ...