Cold, wet weather a challenge for cattleman

Livestock producers have put in extra hours to keep cattle healthy

through tough weather. Vince Buck in Central Missouri has been calving since

January and has been especially watchful.

“If you’re not there when they hit the ground in the cold weather they’re pretty

much done,” Buck told Brownfield Ag News. “We’ve spent more time in the pastures

this spring and winter than we ever have.”

Buck and his dad bring newborns to the barn so they can be under heat lamps and

so that the calves can be given colostrum.

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