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When temperatures dip, ranchers spend sleepless nights awaiting newborn calves

They were patrolling their pasture in search of birthing cows.
If a calf is born in below-zero temperatures, where there is no shelter, the animal will most likely die. As calves are born wet, they can experience hypothermia almost immediately — no matter how hard their mother tries to keep them alive.
That is why the Colles and thousands of other ranchers across Kansas and all pockets of North America remain vigilant when thermometers dip, winds rise and newborns arrive.
Although much of the patrolling work can be done from a pickup, oftentimes the cows are either in a group or off near a drift, so one family member needs to walk the fields in search of birthing cows.

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Kansan takes over as new NCBA president
Jerry Bohn, of Wichita, Kansas, is the new president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. He is part owner of Pratt Feeders, an operation he helped manage for more than three decades, and a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves. Bohn has had an expansive career in the cattle industry, since his early days of custom grazing cattle with his family in the Flint Hills to his time on Kansas State University’s award-winning livestock judging team. Don Schiefelbein, of Minnesota, was named president-elect, and Todd Wilkinson, of South Dakota, was named the association’s vice president. Wyoming rancher Mark Eisele was elected chair of the NCBA Policy Division, and Nebraska cattle producer Buck Wehrbein was elected policy vice chair. Clay Burtrum, of Oklahoma, and Brad Hastings, of Texas, were elected as chair and vice chair of the NCBA Federation Division, respectively.

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Cold weather: How livestock producers keep cattle alive, healthy

Just because the temperatures drop to below zero and snow is falling, ranchers cannot stop working. Animals need to be taken care of.
Castleton rancher C.J. Blew, along with his three teenagers and his brother, are up during the night in case their Red Angus cows start to give birth.
"We've been checking all night," Blew said. "It takes significant work."
Because the temperatures are unusually low, ranchers are breaking ice at least twice a day where their cattle drink.
Wade Redger, a fourth-generation rancher in Plains, is thankful the wind is not as strong where he is. He has brought his few-hundred-strong herd closer to shelter, and has put up round bales for windbreaks on his farm, Redger Farms. Like Blew, he and his family are busy breaking ice and checking on the animals.

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Cold winter storms stress cattle

Courtesy of Kansas State University
COOL COWS: Cattle are “robust creatures,” says K-State beef systems specialist Justin Waggoner. Nonetheless, producers should consistently monitor cattle’s condition during cold periods.
Farmers should increase feed to reduce cow stress in wet winters.
Feb 11, 2021
A Kansas State University beef cattle specialist is urging the state’s producers to continue monitoring their cattle’s condition, especially during periods when Mother Nature sends her winter chill.
Justin Waggoner, a beef systems specialist with K-State Research and Extension, says producers are often ready to deal with heat stress during the summer, but cold stress during the latter stages of winter can also be challenging.

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Cold weather challenging for livestock

A Kansas State University beef cattle specialist is urging the state’s producers to continue monitoring their cattle’s condition, especially during periods when Mother Nature sends her winter chill.

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K-State beef cattle expert cautions against cold stress

Late winter storms can cause challenges for cattle producers.

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