Numbers game: A calf on the ground is money in the bank

To meet today’s production expenses, a study found cow-calf operations need to average a calf crop of more than 85 percent. The most important factor in a successful cow-calf operation is weaning rate, but there is no good weaning rate without a good conception rate. Conception rates are a numbers game, affected by management decisions and the environment. Read more at DTN/Progressive Farmer…