It’s imperative that weaning goes perfectly because a calf in today’s economic cycle is worth at least $1,500. However, one very important thing can easily be forgotten: the calf’s nutritional plan from now until weaning. Will the cattle be ready when weaning day arrives?

The influence of mineral on your cattle’s performance – and the potential impact of that performance on your profitability – can’t be overstated.

As a cattle nutritionist, Ted Perry talks to people every day – like cattle owners with real-time problems – and translates the research into real help.

Horn flies are a nuisance to cattle performance and a burden on producers’ bottom lines. Each year, lost production caused by horn flies costs the cattle industry approximately $1 billion, and in today’s market, reducing preventable profit loss is key.

In order to maximize economic return, producers need to strategically balance factors introduced by different types of animal-handling facilities.