WATFORD CITY, N.D. — For five months the girls and I have been feeding bottle calves. It’s a long story, the way bottle calves’ stories usually start. First we had one, and then we had two, because if ...

It’s that time of year again, the warmth of the sun has returned, the Bermuda grass is coming out of dormancy, my ghost white legs are seeing some sun, the canola fields are blooming beautifully—in ...

I'm not concerned with whether anyone won or lost, honestly, because while we're in the business of raising cattle, we're a lot more concerned with raising kids. The Schlecht girls showed a hodgepodge ...

It's week two of heavy calving in our cull cow feedlot. This year, it hasn't been fun. My friend, Kari, said it's because I'm getting older, and sensibility is kicking in. You know, that little voice ...

Baby animals are a lot like human children. They are both incredibly adorable, and they are also not the most patient creatures when it is time to feed them. Because when they are hungry - they are ...

The past two weeks have continued to be busy with calving. As I write this, we have 65 calves on the ground, but my husband, Robb, hasn’t finished checking cows yet today. There may have been more ...

Wondering how to warm up a cold calf? The first thing a hypothermic calf needs is warmth. As a general rule, wise animal husbandry discourages bringing animals into a warm building for any period of ...

The I-29 Extension Dairy Consortium's recent educational effort titled Raising Your Best Calf Ever updated calf raisers on the key components of raising dairy calves. It started with a "Boots on the ...