CALMAR, Iowa — Tanner Mashek loves to show his Brown Swiss. He brought five heifers and three cows to show at the Iowa State Fair. In the Brown Swiss Youth Show, the six animals he showed placed first ...

Switzerland raises about 1.5 million cattle in a country where only about one-third of the land is used for crop farming. That reality shaped how towns grew, how food moved, and how farmers earned ...

Biggenden dairy farmer Robbie Radel said the premier breeder ribbon was awarded to the team who had gained the most points with the animals they bred themselves. "It's very satisfying to breed and ...

CLERMONT — Iowa Brown Swiss breeders honored association members during their annual event last month. Eight Iowa herds were honored for production above breed average: Doug Fairbanks, Anamosa; Dennis ...