You can feel it in the air, the days are getting shorter and the weather is getting cooler. It will soon be the time that most producers do their fall processing. They will be running their cows through the chutes and for any spring-born calves they will be weaning them from their mommas.
Much like during the spring this can be a very busy time for producers. With all of the doctoring and separating that is going on can be hard to keep track of what is going on. However, now is not the time to slouch when it comes to your calf crop.
What you do here can determine the productivity of your fall calves. This will be a stressful time for them so whatever you can do to alleviate as much of that as possible will be helpful. Here are 5 steps that you can follow to get your calves going in the right direction.