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.

STORY: Could breeding be one way to get cows to release less methane? Some scientists and industry experts think so. A genetics company is selling bull semen with a low-methane trait. Methane is the ...

Jensen Ranch epitomizes what cattle producers strive to do with developing high quality livestock, David Murray writes.

As families and friends gather around the holiday table, sometimes they part ways taking home more than leftovers; they also bring home germs that lead to sickness. In much the same way, sickness can ...

CALGARY -- Her name is Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy -- she goes by Missy for short -- and she's the new gold standard in the world of milk cows. Bred in Prince Edward island, Missy was worth $1.2 ...

Ankole genetics were introduced into South Africa by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2004 after he visited Uganda. In 2016, ...

HOMEDALE, Idaho — Cattle at Burgess Angus Ranch have the advantage of a high mountain summer range and low-elevation winter quarters where the weather is mild. They summer at 5,000 feet near Jordan ...

A southern Ontario agricultural researcher is being credited with helping to reduce the financial burden for dairy farmers by boosting the natural immunity of cows against viruses like avian flu.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug 8 (Reuters) — When Canadian dairy farmer Ben Loewith's calves are born next spring, they will be among the first in the world to be bred with a specific environmental goal: ...