Sigmund “Siggie” Henes just turned 2, he’s wearing tan Carhartt overalls that surpass normal standards of cuteness and ought to land him on the cover of the company’s catalog, but at the moment he’s ...

Both humans and animals can relate to the joys and perils of raising kids, which is why a pair of highland cows were ...

Cattle numbers are at a 75-year low, and Jenny Schlecht thinks rebuilding is unlikely for now. The intense nature of raising ...

Raising dairy cows delivers multiple benefits. Just one “bossy” contentedly chewing her cud in the lower 40–or even in a small backyard plot–can easily provide your family with all the milk, cheese, ...

On cold spring mornings in the Nebraska Sandhills, calving season can test even the most experienced ranchers. Twenty-five ...

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 ...

Ranchers are actually “grass farmers” because that’s the crop we actually grow, and market the grass through our cattle. If we can grow more grass with less input cost, this will help our bottom line, ...