In early March, Dr. Barb Petersen, a large-animal vet in Texas, began getting calls from the dairy farms she works with in the Panhandle. Workers there were seeing a lot of cows with mastitis, an infection of the udder. Their milk was thickened and discolored, and it couldn’t be explained by any of the usual […]
A demonstration of a radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tag. (Courtesy of USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, introduced legislation Wednesday that would prevent the federal government from implementing a rule requiring the use of electronic identification tags on cattle and bison. “South Dakota cattle producers don’t need […]
Headlines are flying after the Department of Agriculture confirmed that the H5N1 bird flu virus has infected dairy cows around the country. Tests have detected the virus among cattle in nine states, mainly in Texas and New Mexico, and most recently in Colorado, said Nirav Shah, principal deputy director at the Centers for Disease Control […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed released wolves have likely established a den in the vicinity of where recent wolf depredations of livestock have taken place. That information was detailed in agency director Jeff Davis’ April 23 letter responding to the Middle Park Stockgrowers Association’s request to have the wolves responsible for the depredations near Kremmling […]
BUNKERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — The words “Revolution is Tradition” stenciled in fresh blue and red paint mark a cement wall in a dry river wash beneath a remote southern Nevada freeway overpass, where armed protesters and federal agents stared each other down through rifle sights 10 years ago. It was just before noon on a […]
Apr. 4—How do you quell years of wrangling over wayward cattle in the Valles Caldera National Preserve? Wrangling, of course. The National Park Service is seeking wranglers on horseback to round up hundreds of cattle that routinely mosey into the 88,900-acre preserve from adjacent grazing allotments. It’s part of an effort to protect the park […]
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DOVER − The Tuscarawas County Cattle Association recently had its annual meeting and banquet at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds’ Clover Cafe. The board of directors up for renewal was Jerry Prysi, Guy Zeigler, Justin Specht, Kevin Hinds and Fred Tuerler. The floor was opened for nominations; none were provided, so there was no vote. The […]
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Police said an Ohio father is accused of using a cattle prod on two of his children for “disciplinary purposes,” according to reports. The 34-year-old man from Florence Township, Ohio, was arrested March 13 following an investigation into reports of abuse, the Sandusky Register reported. McClatchy News is not naming the suspect to protect the […]
FORD COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — Fires across several states are stretching resources thin for fire departments and compelling farmers and ranchers to help fight fires. AgriLife Extension Agent Andy Holloway said she estimates 5,000 head of cattle may have been killed in the Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas. Earlier this week, a farmer in Ford […]
Residents of Cape Town woke up to a pungent, sewage-like smell engulfing their city on Monday morning. The source? A ship from Brazil carrying 19,000 cattle had anchored in the South African city the night before, in order to reload on animal feed. After performing an assessment on board the Al Kuwait, staff from a […]