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If you ever come across a mother cow and her calf, do not just assume that you can walk up to her child and play with them as ...
The calf was delivered under a pilot project taken up with the support of Rashtriya Gokul Mission. A jersey cross recipient cow successfully gave birth to an elite, high-yielding and high genetic ...
No one understands this better than the farmers who prepare to welcome new members to their herd each spring. On April 7, the ...
That’s how Brienne May’s fifth-grade science class at Franklin Regional Intermediate School found themselves adopting a 100-pound Holstein calf named ... The “Adopt-a-Cow” program is ...
who has lived in the same house south of Lamar for 35 years and runs a cow-calf operation on some 5,000 acres. “And they come in with that threat.” That threat is eminent domain — the power ...
Dairy farmers across the country are turning to internet-connected “smart” collars, ear and leg tags to track the specific movements and patterns of their cows. The goal is to better manage ...
His biggest concern this year is the 'market getting too high.' "It will come back to haunt the cow calf price," he said. "Somebody will get stuck with some high priced cows." "People have quit ...
Researchers have reported the first sighting of a North Atlantic right whale calf in Massachusetts waters so far this year. North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered, and there are ...
K.” By James Sturm James Sturm is the director of the Center for Cartoon Studies and the author, most recently, with Joe Sutphin, of a graphic adaptation of “Watership Down,” by Richard Adams.
FARGO — A cold advisory has been issued across North Dakota, warning farmers to take precautions to protect newborn livestock from harsh winter conditions. The advisory serves as a management ...
While managing a dairy herd has always required a farmer with multiple areas of expertise, today’s dairy farmer must be part herd manager, computer technician, veterinarian, geneticist ...
Wade Beyer is the owner and operator of BAMF Meats in Cannon Falls. The calf-cow finishing operation runs about 200 head while also raising hogs and crops. Aside from the eight steers worth of ...