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 ...

Sometimes, a first-calf heifer is confused or indifferent toward her newborn calf after she calves. She might just continue to lie there and doesn’t get up to lick the calf, and when she does get up, ...

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 ...

EDINBURG, N.D. – As twilight fades to darkness, Joel Mathiason’s gentle hands lift a newborn calf to its feet and steer it into a barn stall knee-deep in straw. A cow follows. When she enters the ...

MONANGO, N.D. - Mark Wagner has memories of the April 1997 storm that hit North Dakota, and he's heard all about the 1966 storm before he was born that took lives, both human and livestock. He thinks ...

FREDERICK — By using a hoop barn with a compost bed pack and paying close attention to DNA testing to capitalize on the traits of his animals, a cattleman near Frederick feels that he’s made some ...