While the blizzards that struck North Dakota and the Midwest with a vengeance are in the past, the impacts may be far-reaching for many producers. Calf-death losses are only part of the picture because ranchers are now faced with potentially large numbers of cows that will not be raising a calf this year. In addition many of those cows may be in less-than-ideal condition due to poor-quality feeds and feed shortages due to one or more years of drought.
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Kelli Anderson is an information specialist in the Agriculture Communications Department at North Dakota State University.
