The I-29 Extension Dairy Consortium's recent educational effort titled Raising Your Best Calf Ever updated calf raisers on the key components of raising dairy calves. It started with a "Boots on the ...

Sometimes a calf loses its mother or has a mother that won’t accept it or can’t feed it. Many ranchers have raised calves on bottles. It might be an orphan or a twin—and the mother doesn’t have enough ...

DECORAH, Iowa — With feeder calves bringing $1,800, Eric Smith is focusing on commercial calves. He had been a cooperator herd for seed stock breeders but backed off from that with high cattle prices.

Female calves replace their mothers when the mothers are culled due to old age, health problems, or other reasons. Unfortunately, many farmers lose these valuable assets before they can benefit from ...

Each 4-H member is encouraged to turn in a record sheet and worksheet to complete Grade is based on the grade you were in when you enrolled in 4-H for the 2025 year If you exhibit an animal poster ...

OLD FORT, N.C.,None — It’s calving season at Ellis Farms. The family-owned ranch in Old Fort has been busy the past few weeks doubling its herd with the arrival of newborns. “There are 30 new calves ...