The bull has been turned in which designates the beginning of our ongoing breeding, calving and weaning cycle. Here is the simple breakdown. The herd bull is turned in with the breeding-age females on August 10th of the current calendar year. The bull is then pulled out on October 10th. Calving begins on or near May 22nd of the following year. Those calves are then weaned on March 22nd of the next year. This cycle is a good way for us to track which females are getting bred in a timely manner and allows for calves to be of a consistent age and size.