Watch for unexplained deaths in livestock and wildlife.

Farm bill may provide producers with compensation for some livestock losses.

Checking cows’ body condition scores, evaluating bulls and vaccinating against diseases are good management steps in the fall.

Pregnancy checking opens doors for producers to manage their herds strategically.

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, is toxic to livestock.

NDSU Extension offers options for curbing lice outbreaks.

The normal abortion or stillbirth rate in a cow herd is 1 to 2 percent.

Beef cow pregnancy rates are important numbers to track.

Now is a good time to evaluate cow condition and develop winter feeding programs.

Backgrounding cattle is a program in which cattle are fed for a period of time after weaning and before they are placed in finishing feedlots.

The goal of herd immunity is the reduction of infection or disease in a population’s susceptible segment.

Early weaning can help reduce pressure on native pastures and extend forage supplies for adult beef cows.

Pinkeye can result in increased labor, the need to purchase antibiotics, decreased weaning weights and lower prices paid for animals with scarred eyes.

Pregnancy testing is one way to monitor reproductive performance and help make appropriate management decisions.

Left untreated, flies can cause significant losses in production.

The combination of heat and humidity can create stress on livestock.

The CREC’s virtual beef production field day will go live July 14.

Now is a good time to evaluate vaccination and herd health management protocols.

The majority of diarrhea cases occur when calves are 3 to 16 days old.

Planning can minimize calf losses and improve calves’ performance.

Abortions and stillbirths are frustrating to livestock producers.

Proper care of cows is essential.

NDSU Extension experts recommend caution when changing forage diets in cattle.

Early pregnancy testing is one way to identify and cull unprofitable open cows or cows that conceived late in the breeding season.

Horses that eat alfalfa hay contaminated with blister beetles have a high risk for serious illness and death.

Early weaning can help reduce pressure on native pastures and extend forage supplies for adult beef cows.

Producers and the public should be on the lookout for cyanobacteria blooms.

Extreme temperatures are expected to hit many parts of North Dakota this week.

Summer pneumonia is a respiratory disease/pneumonia that occurs in beef calves nursing their dams.

Vaccines can reduce the risk of buildup and spread of environmental pathogens to calves.