From choosing the right breed to providing proper nutrition, care, and shelter, we cover all aspects of cow farming. Watch as we explain how to raise healthy, strong cows, ensuring they thrive in ...
Small breeds are an easy entry into the world of dairy cattle. In 2006, Pat Schout and his wife, Elia, began homesteading in east-central Illinois. They wanted to raise their own food, including ...
Cow size has increased over decades, requiring producers to balance profitability with higher input costs, forage ...
As the dairy barn and the family got older, they had considered transitioning away from dairy cows to raising only beef cattle. “My two brothers run the farm,” Steve said. “They are 65 and 64.
“Raising cattle around here is just like having somebody else’s family,” said Scott Trauernicht, fourth-generation farmer. “I mean, that’s what we do. That’s all we know, and we don ...
Some of America’s ranchers welcomed President Trump’s tariff plan, hoping it will curb beef imports and raise the value of ...
Raise a few cows. Grow some lavender, maybe keep chickens, bees and a couple of cats for his daughter, Pearl, who’s now 27. The family — Griffiths, Ryley, Pearl and Richard IV, now 30 ...