Never Going Back

Controlled Breeding Season Brings Price Advantages

Lawrence Bernard shifted his cattle operation from year-round breeding to a 60-day calving season. It's a change he wishes he'd made sooner. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Becky Mills)
North Carolina cattleman Lawrence Bernard decided to shift his 100-head herd from a year-round breeding program to a controlled-breeding season. Now, he can't imagine any reason good enough to go back.

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