Skip to content
Cattle Ranch Handbook
Preview edition

A working handbook for beef producers

Breeds, calving, grazing, feed costs and markets. Plain language, checklists and calculators you can use at the kitchen table, with the experts linked.

Seven chapters, one pasture at a time

The full handbook is being written. Starter guides are live for four chapters.

  1. Breeds & Genetics

    Match cattle to your climate, forage and goals: breed profiles, EPDs, crossbreeding and bull selection.

    Coming soon

  2. Calving & Calf Care

    Prepare for calving, know what normal labor looks like and when to call your vet.

    Starter guide live

  3. Grazing & Pasture Management

    Stocking rates, rotational grazing, forage types and drought planning.

    Coming soon

  4. Feed, Minerals & Costs

    Read a feed test, plan winter feeding and work out what each cow costs per day.

    Starter guide live

  5. Herd Health & Handling

    Vaccination program concepts, parasites, biosecurity and low-stress handling.

    Coming soon

  6. Cattle Markets & Marketing

    How cattle are priced, how to read official market reports and compare marketing options.

    Starter guide live

  7. Ranch Business & Land

    Budgets, records, leases, insurance concepts and succession pointers.

    Starter guide live

Tools you can use today

Cost per head per dayAdd up the real cost of keeping a cow, with the formula shown. Hay needed per winterTurn herd size, intake and waste into bales. Calving season checklistA printable list for before, during and after calving. Reading a market reportWhat the columns mean, with official sources linked.