There is an easy answer, and there is a right answer. A general guideline is that lactating cows need two gallons of water per 100 pounds of bodyweight per day. Bulls and dry cows need one to one and ...

There’s nothing more refreshing than an ice-cold drink of water after spending time in the Kansas heat in August. According to Kansas State University beef cattle experts, cattle feel the same — and ...

LAKE CITY, MI – Two facts about Michigan agriculture are scarcely recognized outside the fences and beyond the drainage ditches of the state’s 45,000 farms. The first: farming is among the most ...

Research by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln recommends that beef cattle need about 1 gallon of water for every 100 pounds of body weight. But lactating or growing cattle may need twice that amount.

Integrated with RAAA’s verification programs, the American Red program also aligns with both Angus Access and Allied Access.

For Duguid’s needs, the unit uses a 24-volt pump powered by four six-volt batteries. They are recharged by a 72-inch by 40-inch solar panel (about 182 by 101 centimetres), connected to a pole on the ...

“What’s the big deal about water in a ditch?” she was heard to ask. Oh, we could go on and on about that, the explanations becoming increasingly more complicated by the day, or hour, as Colorado River ...

Sep. 20—GRAND FORKS, North Dakota — Over the occasional moo of a few cows and bulls, Red River Angus owner Frank W. Matejcek leaned against a trailer load of alfalfa hay on a cool mid-September ...

MANHATTAN — Water can be refreshing for both humans and cattle. But sometimes ponds may cause risk to the animals, especially in summer. That is why the water must be monitored. “Watering ponds need ...