Interest in calving barns has grown steadily in recent years as cattle producers look for ways to improve herd management, operational efficiency and animal well-being. “A well-designed calving barn ...

Heifers are the future of the cow herd. These young females represent genetic progress, years of investment, and the foundation of the herd’s long-term productivity. But as most ranchers know, despite ...

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 ...

PIPESTONE, Minn. – There are as many ways to raise dairy calves and heifers as there are farms. Those looking for new ideas for their youngstock were able to check ...

LAWTON, N.D. — A cold calving season ended on a warm note for Lane and Vicki Bina. The last of the 110-cow Charolais herd that began calving in the midst of a frigid January had its offspring in early ...

The young calves in the pens at Gustafson Dairy Farms east of Willmar pay close attention to what's happening around them. Even though they've already been fed, the calves gather at the feed bunk to ...