Jamestown, North Dakota rancher Cassia Schlenker, whose family owns and operates Wilkinson Farms Simmentals, says their biggest challenge is possible sick calves due to fluctuating weather. “We’re accustomed to calving in some of the most brutal parts of winter, but our challenge now is keeping the calves we have on the ground bedded and healthy.” Schlenker says her family has also taken steps to protect the older calves born in February/March, by bringing cow-calf pairs closer to the farmstead and ensuring the calves have access to windbreak or barn space out of the elements. Photo provided by Cheyenne Ketterling.