Tim Nolte has enjoyed the dry conditions this spring. But they worry him, too. Like most other Upper Midwest cattle producers, Nolte, a Sebeka, Minn., rancher, has benefitted from the region's dry ...

On cold spring mornings in the Nebraska Sandhills, calving season can test even the most experienced ranchers.

Like some other area ranchers, John Chute, an Aitkin, Minn., cattle producer, delays his spring calving to take advantage of what's normally better weather in April and May. This year, however, the ...

Have you ever stopped and thought about the reasons why you manage your cattle herd the way you do? Can you justify your calving season? You could calve in the spring and market calves in the fall. Or ...

Chris Johnson is accustomed to seeing double at this time of year. His family's beef cattle operation near Sharon, N.D., is dealing with another spate of twin calves this spring. Of the first roughly ...

MACKAY, Idaho — Frigid spring calving seasons had worn down Bill and Holly Seefried so much they considered quitting their cattle business south of Mackay in central Idaho’s Lost River Valley. Having ...

WATFORD CITY, N.D. — As I type this column, the snow is whipping sideways outside of the windows and across the Plains. It’s mid-April and we’ve just started calving, three calves on the ground and ...