My Friesian cross has delivered a good-looking and healthy calf. Since I am now retired, I want to focus on dairy farming. This is the first calf in my farm, kindly educate me on how best to take care ...

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Extension dairy specialist Jennifer Bentley discussed automatic calf feeding systems during recent Dairy Days in Sioux Center and Spencer. Bentley talked about the pros and cons ...

Keeping feed costs low, performance high and purchase cost affordable can make backgrounding a good opportunity this winter.

At most, traditional dairy farms calves are separated from their mothers within 24 hours of their birth. It allows farmers to collect the milk that the calves would naturally drink and sell it to be ...

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There’s been a lot of talk of late about strong calf prices come spring 2026 and the possibility of a further slippage in ...

Dear Daktari, I am a retired civil servant who is now a full-time dairy farmer here in Webuye town. Last month, I lost a very good calf, and the only thing I observed before its death was diarrhoea. I ...

How this California operation is turning genetics and data into profits by raising higher performing beef-on-dairy calves ...

Rhett, Ronan and Ruby were born one month ago on Schneiter Farms in Monticello.Triplet calves only occur once in every 100,000 births, KCRG reports. And, even then, the mother and babies have a 60 ...