Disease challenges early in life can have permanent effects on a female's ability to stay in the herd. Discover how to navigate the health pitfalls that threaten replacement heifer investment.

Our expectations of first-calf heifers are high. We ask a 2-year-old cow to calve for the first time, rebreed on time to ...

Heifer development is one of the most substantial expenses for beef cattle operations. Time quickly gets away when you’re a cow-calf operator, but it’s essential to keep the first calf heifers on ...

Heifers are the future of the cow herd. These young females represent genetic progress, years of investment, and the foundation of the herd’s long-term productivity. But as most ranchers know, despite ...

In the latest Beef Brief Podcast, Agriland caught up with Michael Cunniffe, who runs a specialist breeding heifer system in Co. Roscommon.