It is hard to prepare for extreme winter weather when December was so warm. However, variability is a characteristic of ...
During extreme cold, cattle need more energy just to maintain body heat. Windbreaks are a key tool in helping livestock cope ...
Ranchers in Northeast Texas have spent the past few days getting ready for a winter storm that’s set to hit on Thursday ...
With freezing temperatures in the forecast, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller gives some essential tips on keeping livestock safe.
Cows lose their acclimation to cold when we have a periods of nice weather, increasing the impact of cold temperatures.
A beef specialist with the University of Illinois Extension says cattle producers that saw only snow with this week’s winter storm averted a worst-case scenario. Travis Meteer tells Brownfield, “If we ...
With freezing temperatures in the forecast, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller gives some essential tips on keeping livestock safe.
Chris Baggott looked out at the cattle grazing in his field Monday morning, with mounds of snow heaped up on their backs, and ...
Cold weather has moved into Missouri quickly with no plans on leaving soon, according to forecasts. “It is officially winter in Missouri and our cattle herds in […] ...
The first big blast of winter weather arrives in Nebraska where cattle producers battle the elements to protect the herd.“Constantly chopping ice,” Adriane Stol ...