The only place to see an aurochs in nature these days? A cave painting. The enormous wild cattle that once roamed the European plains have been extinct since 1627, when the last survivor died in a ...
From reproductive readiness to mineral supplementation planning, K-State’s Jason Warner shares the top 10 management ...
The days of guess work in breeding dairy cattle are gone. Today's DNA sequencing means more productive cows and less pollution. Breeding cattle through artificial insemination began in the 1940’s.
Strong cattle markets are driving significant investments in bulls, but proper management remains critical to protect that ...
Depreciation deductions cannot be taken for the period before property is first “placed in service,” that is, placed in a condition or state of readiness for a specified function in a business or ...
Whether confinement feeding of beef cows is part of a cropping and livestock integrated system, or if cows have been displaced due to drought or fire, there are several key concepts to keep in ...
Disease challenges early in life can have permanent effects on a female's ability to stay in the herd. Discover how to navigate the health pitfalls that threaten replacement heifer investment.
ELLENDALE, Minn. — When the Cowell family first started raising cattle, there weren’t many others in their area of southern Minnesota with the Highland breed. But that has changed dramatically in the ...
When you see Burt DeGroot’s cows for the first time, you might feel like you’re visiting a zoo. You’re not that far off. DeGroot, of Snohomish, owns a rare breed of cattle. Ancient white park cattle ...
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And UK farmer Derek Gow confirmed that suspicion the hard way, as his Hitler-era Heck cows proved so aggressive that he ended up sending more than half of them to the sausage factory. The ...
The government plans to increase the number of cattle artificially inseminated more than sixfold from 120,000 to 741,274 annually by the 2027/2028 financial year, Minister of Agriculture and Animal ...