WATERLOO, Iowa — The barns at the National Cattle Congress in Waterloo were filled with dairy cattle for the 100th fair earlier this month. The Top Ten Breeders Invitational Sale for Holsteins, Brown ...
A decline in dairy farms has left farmers looking for options with what to do with their empty barns. Some of them turn to a different type of cattle to fill the buildings, transitioning barns that ...
Jun. 27—WORTHINGTON — The Nobles County Board of Adjustment granted a variance Wednesday to Weg's Blue and White Dairy, LLC, to construct a 170- by 64-foot calf barn with a connected 40- by 36-foot ...
A reader recently emailed me, saying that they were distressed about how modern dairies operate. I replied with some insights gleaned from my six decades’ worth of dairy experience. The majority of ...
From an ICU waiting room to the milking parlor, Kerri Weber saved her family's first-gen dairy dream while her husband fought ...
For nearly 70 years, Don McEvoy’s family has shown dairy cattle at the New York State Fair. This year he brought five of his best cows from his farm in Marathon, Mac-Mara Holsteins, hoping to win a ...
SWANVILLE, Minn. - Dave VanHeel wanted to bring the farm's calves, which were custom raised on other farms, home to the dairy operation, but he needed a building to house them. The Swanville dairy ...