Adequate water is critical for livestock health and production.

Drought has lowered the quality of water available to livestock in parts of North Dakota.

Good-quality water can have a major impact on cattle’s intake and weight gain.

Livestock need adequate, good-quality water during a drought.

Producers should monitor their calf crop closely in the next week to 10 days.

NDSU’s rangeland specialist offers advice on grazing or haying range or pastureland following a wildfire.

Wildfires will increase the amount of bare ground, which can lead to a higher risk of erosion.

Heavy snowfall and dangerous wind chills have created difficult-to-manage calving conditions this winter.

Cattle producers should protect their animals from the wind and extremely cold temperatures.