At the recent Beef Cattle and Forage Crops Field Day in Mound Valley, Kan., Kansas State University Livestock Specialist Karl Harborth told producers that assigning body condition scores to the cow herd offers the opportunity for more efficient feeding and can suggest optimum weaning time.

Recent storms have sent insulation and other building debris sailing into pastures where the dangerous bits and pieces can be consumed by cattle.

Producers who group their cows to calve in a relatively short period can better time their herd's need to forage resources. That helps improve nutrition and, as a result, aids conception.