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	Calving date considerations
	Publication #: MP-111.12 Date Published: 03/01/2010 Publication Author(s): Michael A. Smith James W. Waggoner Jr.

Description:
Why worry about calving season dates? Calving dates are the key driver of most of the other operations and practices of a ranch. A list of the potential management aspects that might be manipulated to create a more resilient sustainable ranching operation include calving dates, winter grazing, drought management destocking plan, cow size, and retaining ownership of calves/yearlings. Calving dates often have the greatest effect on how a ranch is managed and the opportunities available to minimize costs. Calving season fits into a bigger picture of sustainable ranch livestock management in the current environment of higher input costs, lower prices, higher feedlot costs, variable

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