Some of the most common conversations among calf raisers relate to weaning age. What is the best age to wean calves? What is the cost versus benefit of various weaning ages? And what milestones should calves be hitting for successful weaning?

In our quest to achieve high-quality dairy replacement and market animals, we want to raise them using the best ingredients to support their health and growth. Plus, we want to do that as affordably as possible.

If we want to deliver calves the nutrients their dams would provide, protein and fat levels need to be about 50% higher than the 20:20 recipe we fed for decades.