The Faber family is hitting the Oregon Trail, dodging typhoid fever, cholera and dysentery. For those readers who don’t think Social Security will be around for them when they retire, this is a reference to the popular computer game Oregon Trail.

My family decided to sell our cows a few months ago, and I’d be lying if I said it hadn’t rocked my world.

Tears sting my eyes as I pass the greeting card section. With a pang of sorrow, I remember I don’t need to buy one this year. I’ll have to send my love to the celestial realms with thoughts of treasured memories of my daddy who passed away many years ago; but I stop to look.

How do you choose the best bedding for your cows? Obvious considerations include bedding cost and availability, but there are a few less obvious considerations that will help you make the best decision for your farm. Take a look at them and discover which bedding fits your farm’s cow comfort goals.

Since 2021, the Gila National Forest has been the center of controversy regarding a herd of wild cattle that live there. In the 1950s, the New Mexico woods – the sixth largest national forest in the U.S. – devoted some of its land for grazing.

One hundred miles north of Los Angeles, almond trees bloom, the sun shines and a Holstein cow leisurely walks back to her dry lot pen after her second of three milkings. She’s a member of Vanden Berge Dairy’s herd of Holsteins and is a product of an impressive genetic strategy.

Jerseys have their own requirements and different nutritional challenges that we must consider when formulating rations.