The I-29 Extension Dairy Consortium's recent educational effort titled Raising Your Best Calf Ever updated calf raisers on the key components of raising dairy calves. It started with a "Boots on the ...

TRAFALGAR, Ind. — A new barn sits in the field behind Indian Creek High School. Students walk back to animal science class for a hands-on education at the Creek Cattle Company. "It's not every day ...

Sometimes a calf loses its mother or has a mother that won’t accept it or can’t feed it. Many ranchers have raised calves on bottles. It might be an orphan or a twin—and the mother doesn’t have enough ...

The United States and European Union have pledged another way to tackle climate change, and it could have a direct impact on agriculture. The pledge is to reduce methane emissions by at least 30% by ...

DECORAH, Iowa — With feeder calves bringing $1,800, Eric Smith is focusing on commercial calves. He had been a cooperator herd for seed stock breeders but backed off from that with high cattle prices.

A growing number of dairies are breeding some of their cows—the ones they don’t plan to raise replacement heifers from--to beef bulls, using semen from Angus or Charolais. The beef-dairy cross calves ...

FLOYD, Iowa — Mark Rader loves his cattle. "I like to drive the Ranger out to the pasture early in the morning, check the cows and watch the sun come up, and then I return to the same spot at night ...

YAKIMA, Wash. — Raising cattle is more than just a business for the owners of Garibay Ranch; it’s a labor of love. Juan and Inga Garibay of Yakima, Wash., believe in taking a hands-on approach with ...

USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed report highlights how suspended Mexican cattle imports, shrinking feeder supplies and reduced processing capacity are driving market volatility and lower prices. Learn how ...

Locally sourced food has grown in popularity in recent years, leading some cow-calf producers to raise steer calves through the finishing phase rather than selling them at weaning. Experts at the ...