Discover more about the digestive process of cows and feeding beef cattle, to cultivate a healthy herd on even the smallest homesteads. Beginning farmers usually do pretty well with gardens, chopping ...

William Kenneth Murchison, a trail driver in the 1880s, herded cattle up the Chisholm Trail to the Kansas rail terminal 20 times. "My father's outfit would leave Llano in February and go gather ...

Managed grazing provides fresh forage and gives pasture a needed rest on this dairy farm near Culpepper, Va. Find out why rotational grazing for cattle is easier and more efficient for small farms.

As mosquito-borne illnesses remain on the rise in Maine, the state is warning livestock owners about risks to their animals’ health. Three illnesses — West Nile Virus, eastern equine encephalitis and ...

George Humphrey with a few of his Dexter cattle at home in Jefferson on July 23. Credit: Elizabeth Walztoni / BDN George Humphrey didn’t set out to be a preservationist. When he brought a few short, ...

Bovine excitement reigned one Wednesday earlier this month at the Walker Homestead educational farm, event venue and winery just west of Iowa City. A trailer pulled up to deliver three Highland cattle ...