Regardless of when a cattle owner decides to calve—spring or fall—it’s one of the most stressful times of the year. With so many challenges related to animal welfare, disease management, and safety ...

TAPPEN, N.D. - One could be excused for thinking the central North Dakota weather on March 30 was an early April Fools' Day joke - and a cruel one at that. The northwest wind bit at exposed skin and ...

TAPPEN, N.D. - Dean and Twyla Stroh are winning a battle with cold, snow, mud and slop. The Strohs' calving season began on Feb. 8. Since then, they've calved out their embryo-transplant cows, their ...

ETHAN, S.D. (KELO) — It’s an exciting time for KELOLAND, as the cow cam is back on, taking our viewers inside a calving barn. This year, the cow cam is at a new farm, but still bringing viewers great ...

FARGO — The ice, snow, cold and wind causes all kinds of problems for people. But what about a day-old calf? Calving season is in full swing for North Dakota farms, and during a normal winter calves ...

EDINBURG, N.D. – As twilight fades to darkness, Joel Mathiason’s gentle hands lift a newborn calf to its feet and steer it into a barn stall knee-deep in straw. A cow follows. When she enters the ...

KINSEY — The crash from the calving barn brought Rio’s pointed ears to attention as he watched Doug Martin calmly amble to the front door. “She’s been at it for a while,” Martin said, peeking through ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - For ranchers in North Dakota, there’s no avoiding a cold calving season. However, some ranchers are ...

ALMONT, N.D.ALMONT, N.D. — In his golden years, Chad Skretteberg plans to tell his grandchildren about the night he carried 32 heavy calves on his shoulders, one by one, through ice-cold, waist-high ...