Every cow-calf producer adopts a system of heifer selection and development for his herd. There is no one perfect answer for increasing productivity and profitability, but there are some basic ...

Amid historic lows in the nation’s cowherd, Nebraska and South Dakota State University are spearheading the Great Plains Heifer Development Program, to help beef producers optimize heifer development ...

This is an interesting time in the cattle industry. High feed costs, paired with a multi-year drought, have been circumstances for producers to deal with. Despite high inputs, some producers are ...

Nebraska Extension is unveiling a new a opportunity for beef producers across the state, with the inaugural year of the Great Plains Heifer Development Center at the Haskell Ag Laboratory, near ...

More than 50 heifers from across the region and as far away as Montgomery, Alabama, will spend the next few months at Stephen F. Austin State University’s Walter C. Todd Agricultural Research Center ...

Heifer development should be considered one of the easiest management components of your cow-calf herd. You're not pushing her for gain, she is not nursing a calf yet, she doesn't tear up fences and ...

What kind of dollars can a heifer development project generate? We need to keep in mind that costs will be dependent on keeping the fall heifer versus selling the heifer. These costs will vary ...

CARRINGTON, N.D. — With prices for all classes of cattle reaching higher and higher levels, Jason Fewell, an instructor for North Dakota Farm Business Management, has had a lot of people asking him ...

Heifer Nigeria has launched the 2026 edition of the AYuTe Nigeria Challenge, calling on young agritech innovators to develop ...