Planning for a successful breeding season starts a long time ahead of synchronization or buying calving ease bulls. How do cow/calf producers ensure as many heifers and cows as possible ...

Nevan McKiernan reports on the first weekend of the Carrick Winter Fair, where breeding heifers sold for as high as €16,000.

This was producing lucrative trading opportunities for producers in other parts of Australia with grass, with one analyst saying the gap between steer and heifer prices was double 10-year averages.

The American beef cattle herd is at its lowest level since 1973, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture reporting the total herd at 86.7 million in January, one of the lowest inventories since the ...

Nutrition and bull management are key factors behind higher open cow rates in cattle herds this breeding season.

Cattle breeding is an intermediate to long-term investment (typically lasting at least five years) made with the primary objective of developing capital assets (e.g., increasing the herd size).

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Effective post-breeding management in your beef herd helps identify open heifers early and ensures proper development for ...

The mart trade for all cattle continues to be very strong with heifers suitable for breeding and young cows with a calf at foot in keen demand. Beef cattle were making from €1.70-2.30/kg. Stores made ...

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GOOD quality breeding heifers for the suckler herd will be in strong demand next spring, Castleisland Mart manager Richard Harnett maintained this week. He based his prediction on the volume of ...

Cattle market fundamentals remain strong despite political turbulence as feedlot inventories decline and beef production ...