As we move into early summer, cattle producers may be noticing increased numbers of flies on their cattle. Horn flies are very common on beef cattle in our region and annual losses in production and ...

At Miles Smith Farm, we have two kinds of cattle: Scottish Highlanders and Angus/Hereford cross-breeds. There are many differences between these breeds, but one is particularly striking. The ...

Pasture fly season is approaching and now is the time to evaluate your horn fly management plan for the 2018 grazing season. First, re-evaluate last year’s plan. Did it provide adequate fly control?

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Cattle producers fear yet another animal welfare campaign, this time over the practice of dehorning ...

Beef cattle can weigh 1,000 pounds or more, so it is ironic one of the most detrimental antagonists to cattle are insects weighing only milligrams. Horn flies, or Haematobia irritans, are an extreme ...

Raising Watusi cattle is just like raising any other cattle, said Blake Edwards, who owns Red Hill Watusi Ranch in Fairview, Okla. Edwards brought 20 head of cattle to the Watusi Show on Saturday at ...

Non-farmers (or really anyone who doesn’t deal with the issue) may not realize that dehorning cattle is not like trimming a fingernail. Armin Capaul, a small-scale rancher and farmer, initiated a ...

A new documentary showcases Westbrook's Maple Breeze Farm's efforts to save Devon cows, which date back to the pilgrims.

Kathy Smith actually heard the almonds coming before she saw them. “It’s 11:30 at night, we are trying to sleep, and those tractors are ripping the land right outside our bedroom,” she recalls. She ...