The Southern Plains states get a severe drought about once a decade, but long-lasting droughts lately have been leaving farms, rangeland and water sources with too little time to recover.
SANBORNTON — Swain Farm has been in Laura Garcia's family for four generations, but has never had a store until now.
Three cows in the Miles Smith Farm herd are over 10 years old and considered elderly in the cow world. I recently purchased two of them, U'lua…
A while ago, when I found Stash, one of my Scottish Highland oxen, dead in the field, I was devastated, but it also left his teammate, Topper,…
After 20 years raising cattle, you'd think I'd be unaffected by June, the cow who walks over looking for scratches, or Tazzy, the grumpy mini-…
First was the explosion, then husband Bruce yelled, "Pull over!" With nowhere to pull over as smoke poured from the Ford F450 pickup and plume…
It's always a joy when a calf is born, especially a heifer (female) who has the sense to stand and nurse on her own without human assistance. …
Nighttime air is crisp. Trees are orange and red as their leaves change color and fall to the ground. Overhead, wedges of geese honk as they p…
Typically Miles Smith Farm breeding is timed, so calves are born in early spring, so their mothers can get an entire season of abundant green …
The call came in at 7 a.m. on Tuesday. Five cows were seen near the golf course that abuts my farm. This was serious. Cattle could destroy the turf.