This summer's heat has been hard on people across Northwest Missouri, but it's also taken a toll on other residents: cattle. When temperatures climb above 72 degrees Fahrenheit, cattle begin to ...
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Thousands of cattle in Kansas have died as a national heat wave scorches the U.S., leaving one of the country's leading cattle farming states with a loss amid rising production costs.
This is expected during periods of hot weather, but as more recently the weather has been slightly cooler and wetter, are cows still experiencing heat stress? Heat stress occurs when a cow’s body ...
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (7News) — As summer temperatures have soared across the state, the University of Maryland’s Agricultural Research Center in Washington County is tackling a growing concern for ...
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — Northern California firefighters helped keep cows cool by spraying them with water after the truck that was transporting them broke down on Saturday. With triple-digit ...
Brian Vander Ley, DVM, PhD, DACVPM, director of the Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center at the University of ...
The dry spell comes from a shortfall in precipitation that’s affecting the entire state, but particularly the Northeast ...
If it feels like this summer is hotter than normal, you're right. It's drier, too. That takes a toll on the North Country's farms. Crops wilt. Pollinators get out of sync with plants. Livestock even ...