Running a small cowcalf operation can be rewarding, but it is not without challenges. Larger farms spread their costs over more cows, making it harder for smaller herds to compete. There also tend to ...
If you have even just a few acres and space to keep a cow, with enough pasture area to provide her with grazing, a milk cow can supply your family with milk. This can be milk for drinking and/or ...
Livestock agriculture is bearing the cost of extreme weather events. A new study explores how heat stress affects U.S. dairy production, finding that high heat and humidity lead to a 1% decline in ...
The Watsons were dairy farmers for generations, the rhythms of their lives defined by their cows. Until this spring.
A Tennessee solar farm integrates cattle grazing using adjustable panels, offering potential income diversification ...
From a distance, the small solar farm in central Tennessee looks like others that now dot rural America, with row upon row of ...
Courtesy of Institute for Justice Small dairy farms across Oregon will no longer be subject to a state policy change some farmers say would’ve been too burdensome. The Oregon Department of Agriculture ...