Have you scheduled your bull breeding soundness exam? Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist, suggests your bulls have a BSE prior to each breeding season. “The ...

Winter is a stressful time for cattle in the Northern Plains. They are regularly exposed to extended periods of cold stress and snow. Producers often pay less attention to the bull battery through the ...

Finding and buying a new herd bull can be overwhelming with the vast amount of information and data available. Industry ...

The majority of beef herds in this region are in the heart of their breeding seasons, and many of those that aren't will start their breeding seasons soon. "From a management standpoint, the work ...

Bull fertility must be evaluated over time using breeding soundness exams, observation during the breeding season and herd ...

FARGO - More than 80 percent of producers in North Dakota likely will have bulls actively breeding cows in their pastures on Aug. 1. "The importance of pre-breeding bull management often is ...

An important practice in beef cow herds is to make sure the bull or bulls are thoroughly checked out a month or so before the breeding season begins. Many of the bulls that will be used this spring ...

So, in the current market, a good bull is worth somewhere between $12,000 to $17,175 to a commercial cow-calf operation.