The majority of Lancaster County residents do not raise cows. But don’t you sometimes feel like, because you live among those who famously do, you should at least know what breeds of bovine you’re ...

FERRUM, Va. (WDBJ) - Despite what many think, Lazy Pigg Farm in Franklin County doesn’t even have pigs. “About three-quarters of our property line is Pigg River, so we call it The Lazy Pigg,” ...

Some local dairy herds are changing color and getting shorter. That's a good thing, according to a man who consults with area dairy farms. Glenn Carlisle, of Carlisle Dairy + Forage Consulting, LLC, ...

TRAPPE, Md. — New breeds of pint-sized heifers and bulls are making it easier for farmers with limited space to raise cattle for milk, meat or just fun. On Bill Bryan’s 50-acre spread on Maryland’s ...

SOUTH KIRBY Daisy doesn't look like a cow under pressure, as she falls asleep with her black-rimmed lids drooping, but there's a lot riding on this petite 2-year-old's fluffy white shoulders. Daisy is ...

Over the last few years, conversations about livestock have started shifting. It’s not just about how much milk or meat a breed can give anymore. With climate change, land loss, and the need for more ...

Dr Muo Kasina the Institute Director at Apiculture Research Institute Headquarters, KALRO Marigat explaining about Sahiwal cows. Saddam, just like the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, is heavy in ...

Cows with the slick gene have sleek, short hair that helps keep them cool. T.A. Olson via the USDA Farmers across the world are breeding cows with a mutation that gives them a higher heat tolerance—an ...

The Jessen family’s farm is different from its western Weld County neighbors. The rarest animals on their farm are not the marsupials – a red kangaroo and a wallaby – they keep in a pen in their yard, ...

As the planet warms, Nigerian farmers are looking to breed cattle that can take the heat, importing semen from a Brazilian breed suited to balmy tropical weather. In Africa, European cattle struggle ...