The heat is important for everyone to monitor, but local farmers must take extra precautions to ensure livestock stays cool. "Many people think that cows are just like humans, but really cows are very ...

As spring rolls in, it’s time to consider protecting our dairy cows from the dangers of warmer days. All dairy farmers know their cows are subject to heat stress on warm summer days. Dairy cows are ...

ATHENS, Wis. (WSAW) - Miltrim Farms in Athens has more than 1,100 cows. The days of excessive heat like we’re experiencing can be stressful for them. General manager David Trimner says it’s important ...

OSAGE COUNTY - Some dairy farmers are using fans and sprinklers to keep cows cool, because the summer heat could make them produce less milk now, which would send prices higher in the fall.

It is hot this week in Eastern Washington. How hot is it? It’s so hot, dairy farmers are scrambling to cool down their herds so that their operations don’t dry up. Yeah, it’s not a joke. Northwest ...

Summer heat can severely slow down production no matter the job, even for cows. “Over the span of summer, they tend to decrease, especially food intake, which decreases milk production,” said Breno ...

The agricultural industry is grappling with escalating challenges caused by increasing global temperatures and heat stress induced by climate change. However, an unexpected solution has emerged: cow ...

A single day of extreme heat can cut milk production by 10 per cent. And it doesn’t stop there – the effects of heat stress on dairy cows can linger for more than a week. That’s the finding from a ...

Oct 17 (Reuters) - Cows in California are dying at much higher rates from bird flu than in other affected states, industry and veterinary experts said, and some carcasses have been left rotting in the ...

Alarming heat and humidity killed hundreds of cows in Iowa last month. These losses have further decreased the size of the overall U.S. cattle herd, which has shrunk to a more than 50-year low. The ...