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Category: South Poll Cattle

Pregnancy Check Results

Posted January 13, 2021 Ashlan WickstromLeave a commentPosted in South Poll Cattle

On November 20th, we had the vet out and pregnancy checked all of our cows. They were exposed to bulls for 90 days. The older cows did fairly well with a breed-back of 91.41%. We were pleased with this number.In the past we have always had the largest percentage of our opens come from our […]

Heifer Development

Posted September 28, 2020 joel@treasured.mediaLeave a commentPosted in South Poll Cattle

Each year we keep our entire heifer crop. Bulls are put in with the heifers July 24th for 30 days. This allows only the most fertile heifers to breed, typically around 50%. The heifers that do not breed are finished and sold through our retail business @farmandtable. Everyone seems to think they can pick out […]

Cow Herd Year-Round Management

Posted September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 joel@treasured.mediaLeave a commentPosted in South Poll Cattle

Calving season starts May 1st each year. By calving in May and June, we align the peak energy of our grass growth with the peak nutritional requirements of our cows. Since we moved our calving season from March to May we have gone from an overall breed back percentage of 71% to 89%. The biggest […]

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