Dealing with the heat was in the news recently as many cattle producers and feedlots in the Great Plains states, specifically Kansas, lost cattle due to extreme heat in June.

Whether directly or indirectly, heat stress typically results in decreased performance in our herd.

Extreme heat and humidity make for dangerous situations on cattle operations and can cause heat stress, cattle sickness and even death, in extreme cases. Heat management in your cattle operation should always remain a top concern.

While many producers involved in the dairy industry are likely familiar with the production benefits from cooling cows during lactation, less often do we think about cooling dry cows and its long-term impacts on cow performance, health and calves.

The cost of heat stress, it's a losing proposition.

Don’t get caught off guard by the summer heat as the transition from spring to summer can be fast and furious. The rapid change in heat and humidity can put increased stress on cattle.

As someone born and raised in the Midwest, whenever I visit ranches in the South, it continues to amaze me how cattle adapt to the environment they live in.

The full swing of summer will bring high temperatures, high humidity and high chances of heat stress.

Summer is just around the corner and with it high temperatures, humidity and heat stress. According to a 2019 Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research study, the U.S. dairy industry experiences $1.5 billion in losses annually due to heat stress.

The drought of 2021 hit Western beef operations particularly hard. Reports from the field indicate pregnancy rates last fall were 3% to 10% lower than normal with scattered reports of greater reductions in pregnancy rates.