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Cruising down a two-lane blacktop where the Catlow Rim drops down into a broad valley of sagebrush and bunchgrass, ranch manager Stacy Davies pulls his pickup over to let pass a herd of young bulls being trailed along the road by a couple of his buckaroos, as ranch hands are called here.
The infectious bacterial disease brucellosis has been found in a beef cow in eastern Idaho and state agriculture officials are scrambling to see it's isolated or has spread to other herds.
The infectious bacterial disease brucellosis has been found in a beef cow in eastern Idaho, and state agriculture officials are scrambling to see if the infection is isolated or if it has spread to other herds.
Immunovaccine Inc. said Monday that Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drugmaker, is licensing its technology for use in vaccines for cattle.
Ugandan officials say the army has killed 34 tribesmen who were stealing cattle in Uganda's volatile northeastern region.
More than 100 young Angus and Hereford bulls are on a working vacation at 8,700 feet above sea level in northern New Mexico, chomping on lush, high-meadow grass, helping researchers and ranchers get a handle on a disease that causes 75,000 cattle deaths each year across the West.
The spread of a venereal disease that can cause cows to lose their calves appears to be slowing in Colorado, and state agriculture officials plan to strengthen policies to keep it that way.
Otto Dwaine Hendricks is a character out of the Old West transplanted to the 21st century, to hear the police tell it.
Celebrities lounging in nightclubs and beaches crowded with bikini-clad models: a given in Miami. Traffic jams and Latin-American bakeries: sure. Cows? Not exactly what the city's known for.
Drought conditions in Texas are so bad cattle are keeling over in parched pastures and dying.
There’s something so deliciously ludicrous about old-school spectacle that can make a viewer shut off his or her filtering mechanism and just exult in the over-the-topness of it all. It’s the sheer scope of everything from the sweeping vistas to the outsized emotions that makes us curl up on the sofa with “Giant” or “Gone with the Wind” over and over again.
At a time when the consumer appetite for beef is waning amid the economic downturn, the number of cattle going into feedlots in Kansas and across the nation also has taken a steep dive.
A federal regulation aimed at preventing mad cow disease from getting into the food supply could create health risks of its own: many thousands of cattle carcasses rotting on farms, spreading germs, attracting vermin and polluting the water.
The dead were stacked in two piles, 70 cows in one, 30 in another, hidden away in the crevices of this scenic, hilly ranch country where cattle outnumber people.
Destruction of the Amazon rain forest appears to be on the upswing, and Brazil's new environment minister has wasted no time in aiming at a villain: cattle.
Lawmakers called Thursday for an investigation into the safety of meat used in the National School Lunch Program, citing concerns raised by alleged abuses at a slaughterhouse in Chino, Calif.
A disease that can sicken cattle and cause them to abort their calves is nearly eradicated in all 50 states, according to the Department of Agriculture.
Ed Fredrickson is watching every move his cattle make by checking GPS units on their collars and using satellite imagery to see what plants they're eating.
Rounding up a share of ranching puns, Chrysler used its revamped Dodge Ram to drive a herd of 120 cattle through the city's streets Sunday in a show of the truck's rugged, workhorse appeal.
Canadian cattle over 30 months of age will be allowed into the U.S. market starting Monday, despite criticism from some domestic ranchers worried about mad cow disease.
Cattle roundups are mostly a thing of the past, and this is western Pennsylvania, not the Wild West.
The likely source of an E. coli outbreak in spinach that killed three people and sickened more than 200 was a small cattle ranch about 30 miles from California's central coastline, state and federal officials said Friday as they concluded their investigation.
A man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing seven calves from a Canton farmer, sheriff's deputies said.
Bizarre mutilations of cattle lead to 'alien visitor' theoryThe police serving a small village in south central Colorado are scratching their heads over the mysterious deaths and mutilations of four calves reported by one rancher this month. San Luis, Colorado - Colorado has been the source of stories of animal mutilations before, althou …
Solar-powered pump keeps cattle out of salmon streamsVernon Beach's cattle no longer have to go to the creek to drink. The sun brings their water to them. Beach's cattle farm in Arlington is using a solar-powered pump system designed to keep farm animals, and their waste, away from streams and salmon habitat. The system was pai …
Tractor-trailer hauling 88 cattle wrecks in Roanoke Co.A tractor-trailer carrying almost 100 cows wrecked around 7 a.m. today in the 4200 block of Jae Valley Road (Virginia 116) in Roanoke County, near the Franklin County line. Both lanes of Va. 116 are expected to be closed until at least 6 p.m. to finish the cleanup.
West Texas ranches struggle to stay afloat At 59, Miller, the oldest of four sons, and a younger brother help operate their aging parents' cattle ranch, nine miles west of the tiny town of Valentine and about 2 1/2 hours' drive southeast of El Paso.
Overcome by setbacks, Texas rancher fights to save longtime family businessThe sixth-generation rancher is a hands-on cattle man. His dirt-flecked straw hat, worn Wranglers and scuffed boots make him hard to distinguish from his ranch hands.
Warmer climate could make succulent meat a memoryIf you like a tasty slab of meat, make sure you place your orders soon. Pork chops will become soggier and paler as the world warms, say veterinary scientists, and steaks could become blander, leaner, darker and more prone to spoilage.
Warning after fatal cow attacksThe deaths of no fewer than four people after being trampled by cows in the past two months has prompted Britain's main farming union to issue a warning about the dangers of provoking the normally docile animals.
Italian Cattle cool off with custom showersItalian farmers are installing fans and cold showers for dairy cattle in a bid to keep milk production up during a current heat wave, farmers' organisation Coldiretti said Friday.
Drought aid tough to come byIn letters to Rick Perry in February asking him to declare a state of emergency, officials in Bastrop and Caldwell counties said the areas were "facing significant threats to life, health and property" because of the persistent drought and had an "inability or the limited ability …
Bill Seeks to End Antibiotic Use to Spur Animal GrowthWASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Monday that it would seek to ban many routine uses of antibiotics in farm animals in hopes of reducing the spread of dangerous bacteria in humans.
The recent drought in Texas is being called "The worst drought we have seen in the Loan Star State." Right in the heart of Texas is were this drought seems to have it's strongest hold.
Cow attack sparks damages concernFarmers have expressed disappointment and concern at a legal ruling in favour of a walker hurt when she was attacked by cows as she crossed a field.
Google Earth Reveals Sixth Sense of Cattle, DeerThough my farm-raised father insists differently, there's something a bit spooky about cows standing in a field. They're just a bit too placid; I've always suspected that those limpid eyes hide strange secrets.
What Does A Mega-Industrial Dairy Farm Look Like? [video]This is an interesting video of a modern mega-dairy farm, with all aspects visible to the public. Visitors get a close up and personal view of the entire process, visit the milking barns to observe cows being milked, fed, and even live births.
Cow stylists very busy in VorarlbergThe work of two cow stylists is the latest craze in Vorarlberg. Matthias Gächter, 22, and Alexander Gstöhl, 23, are fully booked for a long time after starting a tour of the province to offer their services.
Gigantic Belgian Monster Cows Originating in 19th century Belgium by crossing local cattle with British cattle, the Belgian Blue cattle are gigantic bovine wonders.
Hungry ravens kill fourteen calves in central SwedenAn aggressive conspiracy of ravens is wreaking havoc on farmers in central Sweden, having killed more than a dozen animals in the last 3 months.
Scientists work to reduce cow gas Cattle account for 72 percent of Canada's methane,
'On the hoof' shopping Irish styleAlthough more traditionally associated with a china shop, a runaway bull has been captured on CCTV doing some 'on the hoof' shopping in an Irish supermarket.
Cow genome 'to transform farming'The genome of a female Hereford cow has been sequenced, which could be a starting point for major improvements in the agricultural industry.
Wheat Farmers Fight Proposed Cattle Feedlot Over Water RightsIn Eastern Washington wheat farmers protest a new industrial-sized cattle feedlot. They say there isn't enough water in arid Eastern Washington to both grow wheat and water 30,000 head of cattle. Washington's Department of Ecology is now considering the water right request.
Germany's Mystery Cow DiseaseA mysterious illness is causing calves to bleed to death on German farms. Veterinarians are stumped over what is causing the deaths: vaccines, genetically modified feed or perhaps even the first mother's milk?
Weird Science: Power Lines Upset Cows' CompassLast year, Burda and his colleagues made headlines when they first reported that cows seemed to have an internal magnetic compass.
Livestock tracing bill could be end of family farms, ranchesMandatory animal tagging and tracking follows a pattern we've seen before in many consumer-safety laws: Politicians, claiming to safeguard the people and spurred by self-proclaimed consumer-protection groups, advance regulation favored by industry giants who understand that the …
Killer cow emissionsLivestock are a leading source of greenhouse gases. Why isn't anyone raising a stink?
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