Raising Cattle: The Beginning Farmer’s Guide
April 10, 2025Even if your farm is less than 10 acres, you can raise a couple of beef cows to feed your family throughout the year.
Even if your farm is less than 10 acres, you can raise a couple of beef cows to feed your family throughout the year.
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Feeding cattle right means meeting a variety of nutritional needs. In this first part of a series, we look at providing cattle with the right roughage to thrive.
After cattle are turned out onto pasture, it’s important to do regular check-ins while providing feed and minerals to watch for common conditions in need of treatment.
When winter finally gives way to spring, it’s time to get cattle pastures ready for a season of livestock grazing. Here are a few things to keep in mind.
Valerie Wallis from the Indiana-based Wallis Farm gets into her favorite cattle tips and shares techniques for spreading bedding.
When a cow gets sick, so can its rumen. But a transplant from a fistulated cow—with a surgically implanted access portal—can help.
Buying a bull for a cattle herd can be daunting, but look for these traits when you open a catalog and be ready when you head to the sale.
Spring is delivery time on the hobby farm, so here are some considerations to make sure you’re ready for livestock birth and the arrival of baby animals.
The market for locally grown beef is hot right now, so it’s a great time to upgrade the size of your herd. Here’s how you can size up and manage your expanded herd