In the beef cattle business, calves are typically born during a planned calving season that occurs in the spring or the fall, said the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute.

So, with the cattle gestation calendar calling for bulls to join ... are really in love with fall calving.” His calves arrive in September. “You’ve got cool nights but nice days,” his ...

It was always cold and miserable, especially night calving. Having cattle wasn’t fun anymore.” Instead of quitting, two years ago they switched to fall calving and have replaced their ...

Better late than never and I am happy to report that the 2018 UK Beef Cattle Management Calendars are in. They include management tips for each month for spring and fall calving cows as well as ...

Unlike conventional calving season starting in frigid February, the Seefrieds’ Red Angus calves were all born in balmy weather last fall at their ranch south of Mackay.

Not all ranchers choose to calve in the spring, some area ranchers opt for a fall calving season. The fall season offers some benefits because of the warmer, typically drier weather, Jennings said.

Since switching from a spring to fall calving season two years ago, Bill and Holly Seefried and their family have become content instead of cold and cranky. From late September through November ...

Speaking on a recent Cattle Chat podcast, nutritionist Phillip Lancaster said a drought can be especially challenging for a fall-calving herd. “A drought is a real disadvantage to the fall ...

Can you justify your calving season? You could calve in the spring and market calves in the fall. Or maybe you calve in the fall and market in the spring. Perhaps you have a continuous calving ...