Regardless of when a cattle owner decides to calve—spring or fall—it’s one of the most stressful times of the year. With so many challenges related to animal welfare, disease management, and safety ...

Research identifies high-risk areas for poor air quality in dairy barns and suggests practical solutions for better ...

BLOMKEST, Minn. - When the Damhof family retired from the dairy business here after 50 years of milking cows earlier this year, they didn't retire from raising livestock completely. Today, instead of ...

TAPPEN, N.D. - Dean and Twyla Stroh are winning a battle with cold, snow, mud and slop. The Strohs' calving season began on Feb. 8. Since then, they've calved out their embryo-transplant cows, their ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Chad Carlson didn't rush in to building a new calf facility. Rather, the Pennock dairyman spent three to four years researching calf barns. He was most concerned with getting the ...

ETHAN, S.D. (KELO) — It’s an exciting time for KELOLAND, as the cow cam is back on, taking our viewers inside a calving barn. This year, the cow cam is at a new farm, but still bringing viewers great ...

PIERRE, S.D. — Cattle producers weigh a multitude of factors when determining when to start calving in South Dakota. But one factor they can't fully anticipate is the state's volatile weather. While ...

In cattle country, early spring is a season of both optimism and exhaustion. Forty weeks after gestation, the baby calves begin to arrive. Their births come with increasing frequency as calving season ...

ANNAWAN, Ill. — Livestock owners in the area are overcoming obstacles during the coldest week of the season. Minnaert Show Cattle herdsman Adam Dynes said the farm had four calves this week, including ...

TAPPEN, N.D. - One could be excused for thinking the central North Dakota weather on March 30 was an early April Fools' Day joke - and a cruel one at that. The northwest wind bit at exposed skin and ...