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Spring Calving
Each year, as Winter defiantly gives way to the sometimes temperamental season of Spring, we share in the joys and sometimes agonies of Spring Calving. Mother Nature seemingly attempts to synchronize calving with approaching storm fronts, causing cows to try to calve ahead of impending ice storms, blizzards or other bad weather events. Sometimes the cows are successful and are able to calve prior to the onset of a big storm. Other times, it seems that your cow has chosen the absolute worst time to try to calve, putting both the cow and calf in jeopardy. Successful calving is dependent...
