GREAT FALLS— Calving season is nothing new to Don Eakman. For more than 40 years he’s lived in a farmhouse overlooking the Sun River, splitting his time between teaching elementary school and caring ...

DICKINSON, N.D. – The weekend rain was exactly what producers across the state have been waiting for. The drought is still very real though, and ranchers are still searching for ways to make it ...

Cow-calf producers in the Midwest that endure constant pasture and hay challenges have had to find alternative ways to raise cattle. Erika Lundy, Iowa State University Extension beef specialist, said ...

With dry conditions spreading quickly across the Dakota’s, producers are forced to make challenging decisions on how many cow/calf pairs to turn out to pasture, and then determine how long the ...

Now is the time to be thinking just how many cow-calf pairs should be turned out to grass. Stocking rates and grazing dates should have been planned and set. However, predictions of rainfall shortages ...

Cornstalk residue can be an economical source of forage for beef cattle in the winter. The leftover corn, leaf and husk are the most desirable parts of the corn plant to the animal. Modern farming ...