Jul. 18—Heat stress is a significant issue in dairy farming, affecting cow health, productivity and well-being. It occurs when cows generate and absorb more heat than they can dissipate, leading to ...

Heat affects dairy cow performance negatively more than cold in North Dakota due to the rise in temperature and humidity. Those negative effects include a drop in milk and fat yield, as well as an ...

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 ...

While the exact number is still unknown, excessive heat led to thousands of cow deaths in Kansas in June 2022. In June 2022, a video went viral that supposedly showed dozens of dead cows on the side ...

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 ...

High temperatures in Kansas last weekend killed thousands of cattle, authorities confirmed this week, after footage of rows of cattle corpses was widely shared online. A spokesperson for the Kansas ...

California's farm animals are suffering as temperatures hit record highs this summer in the state's Central Valley. Production of milk in California, the number-one dairy producer in the nation, is ...

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.

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 ...