FARGO - Anyone working with cattle needs to be vigilant about safety. "Even experienced cattlemen and women can get hurt when dealing with cattle," says Karl Hoppe, a livestock specialist at North ...

FULTON, S.D. — There are projects to work on inside Mason Mayer’s house and right outside his door on the farm. Young Farmers and Ranchers According to the 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture, the average ...

DICKINSON, N.D. - Much debate surrounds this question: “How many times should a cow be in a chute?” The answer rests with the objectives of each management structure. Yet, setting aside the concept of ...

Hot weather can be very hard on cattle, especially when humidity is high (which makes it more difficult for the animal to dissipate body heat) or when cattle exert and overheat. Moving or working ...

“If the people who are working the cattle are calm and not yelling then that, too, is a sign that the system is working well for everyone – cattle and people,” Larson said. White added that exercising ...

Sometimes weather makes things challenging when processing cattle—whether preg-checking, vaccinating, weaning, or giving cows pre-calving vaccinations in mid-winter. Russ Daly, Extension Veterinarian ...