Alberta AgriSystems Living Lab

🐂New Factsheet Release: Future Farm – The Economics of Calving Distribution !

Are you leaving pounds—and profit—on the table with a long calving season?

Analysis from the COP Network shows that tightening your calving window is a powerful low-cost strategy to boost revenue. By making simple management changes, you can increase average weaning weights and add dollars directly to your bottom line.

👉 Key Insights:
🔺Substantial Revenue Gain: Modeling a transition to a 70-20-10 calving distribution (70% in first cycle) showed a revenue increase of $5 to $30 per cow. The gain is largest for herds currently with a long (120+ day) calving season.
🔺No Extra Cash Cost: The strategy requires no additional cash expenses. The profit comes from management shifts alone: pulling bulls earlier each year and breeding heifers ahead of the main cow herd.
🔺Realistic 5-Year Transition: The analysis models a practical, gradual transition over five years to avoid a surge in open cows, proving this is an achievable goal for any operation.

💡 Key Question: Is your current calving window costing you up to $30 per cow in unrealized revenue?

Make your next calving season decision a financial one.

📄 View the full report :https://canfax.ca/uploads/Analysis/CRS-Fact-Sheets/24-12_Future_Farm_-_Calving_Distribution.pdf

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