Managing cow body condition is critical for profitability
NDSU Extension specialist James Rogers encourages ranchers to assess body condition now while there is still time to add condition prior to calving. (NDSU photo)
In the cow-calf production system, reproductive efficiency is the number one driver of profitability.
“That’s how this business works,” says James Rogers, North Dakota State University Extension forage crops production specialist. “We market the offspring from our herds. No offspring, no profit.”
Rogers references a measure of reproductive performance used in the swine industry called “non-productiv…
