Providing shade is important for comfort and efficiency. Producers who do not have natural shade available have turned to ...

At Vaqueria El Remanso, a small dairy farm west of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the cows are different—they have a freshly shaven, suave look. Their short hair is the result of a natural mutation known as ...

Researchers are developing climate change-ready cross between Angus and Brahman cows. According to one of the lead researchers, associate professor Raluca Mateescu, more than half of the world's ...

The heat and humidity can be hard on anyone who works or spends a great amount of time outdoors, but it can also be tough on milk-producing cows. Dr. Marcia Endres, from the University of ...

ATHENS, Wis. (WSAW) - Miltrim Farms in Athens has more than 1,100 cows. The days of excessive heat like we’re experiencing can be stressful for them. General manager David Trimner says it’s important ...

Heat stress in dry cows today affects dairy herds decades later. Offspring of heat-stressed cows show health problems in future generations, says University of Missouri Extension dairy field ...

The heat is important for everyone to monitor, but local farmers must take extra precautions to ensure livestock stays cool. "Many people think that cows are just like humans, but really cows are very ...

The agricultural industry is grappling with escalating challenges caused by increasing global temperatures and heat stress induced by climate change. However, an unexpected solution has emerged: cow ...

LODI (CBS13) — The dangerous heat across California is also impacting the dairy and cattle industry. Last year, the heat killed thousands of cows across the state and while some ranchers were ...

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ZOLLIKOFEN, Switzerland — When Christian Oesch was a boy on his family’s hog farm, cellphones were a thing of the future. Now, Oesch tends a herd of dairy cattle and carries a smartphone wherever he ...