SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Extension dairy specialist Jennifer Bentley discussed automatic calf feeding systems during recent Dairy Days in Sioux Center and Spencer. Bentley talked about the pros and cons ...

Dr. Adam Beard shares new research evaluating short-term contact between cows and calves and its impact on early calf health ...

Franconia-based Select Veal Feeds, Inc., and owner Wayne Marcho have agreed to pay $650,000 after government officials said the business broke federal laws by sending formaldehyde and another chemical ...

Are there ways to change calves’ environment and management to make their lives better? If so, can those improvements be made without major capital investments? Yes and yes, according to University of ...

A retired primary school teacher Rael Masereti from Cheptororiet village in Belgut constituency is counting her blessing after her jersey cow gave birth to twins, a heifer and a bull.PHOTO: STANDARD ...

My Friesian cross has delivered a good-looking and healthy calf. Since I am now retired, I want to focus on dairy farming. This is the first calf in my farm, kindly educate me on how best to take care ...

Offering calves a starter concentrate from day one – plus access to clean water – is critical for rumen development and, ultimately, avoiding a post-weaning dip in growth rates. Even when the nutrient ...

FARGO - Declines in calf prices may interest some producers in feeding calves and marketing them at heavier weights later rather than sending them to market now, according to a North Dakota State ...

Calves are arriving steadily on the farm now; it’s the best part of early spring, as the joy is still very much there before the tiredness creeps in later in the month. It has been a busy week on the ...

Providing calves a suitable environment for them and rearing them with optimum performance take skill and precision, writes independent ruminant nutritonist Brian Reidy. Providing calves a suitable ...