Cattle chutes with names such as the Silencer can tame even 950-pound steers, people learned at Husker Harvest Days on Tuesday. Features of 10 cattle chutes were shown during a demonstration Tuesday ...

The very first cattle-handling demonstration at Husker Harvest Days was almost a complete disaster 25 years ago, said Joe Jeffrey, a veterinarian and rancher from Lexington. A calf nearly choked to ...

Sometimes it seems like these huge job fairs are big waste. It's like seeing cattle herded into the chute. But, says Gloria Leidel, a longtime job counselor from Goodwill Industries of Southern New ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. Cattle-handling demonstrations have been part of Husker Harvest Days for 25 years, an anniversary marked Wednesday at this year's ...

A good health program and low-stress handling are essential for producing premium cattle. Unhealthy and stressed feeder calves produce low weight gains prior to weaning and continue to perform poorly ...

Recently we had 50 cattle producers trained in Beef Quality Assurance here in Coshocton County. Clif Little, agriculture and natural resources educator in Guernsey County, talked with the producers ...

Facts & Arguments is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. Every year since the dawn of time, the small town where I grew up ...

A wave of sound washes over you as you enter the shearing shed at Spring Point Colony. There’s the occasional bleat of a sheep and the rumble of a tractor idling out in the corral. Hydraulic presses ...