Bovins domestiques

Any Wyoming Series of 1902 red seal discovery is big news. A number 1 Wyoming red seal discovery is huge. Two of them together is simply over the top! Heritage Auctions will offer a pair of number 1 Cheyenne red seals in their September Long Beach sa

JOIN THE CONVERSATION (www.Grit.com/Homemade-Bread) William Laut: I’m taking the next step in my baking by buying a grain mill so I can mill my own flour. Not only does it lower the cost to about 26 cents per pound, but it also preserves the nutrient

The cow has become controversial. Can this column, dedicated to sustainable living, really champion leather? Perhaps surprisingly, I’ve developed ambitions to work with animal hides, as long as they are from biodiversity-boosting beasts. For a short

Buchanan parks his gray Ford F-150 on the side of the dirt road we've been driving along, and we step outside into the brilliant February sunshine. Buchanan's farmland 8,300 acres in all unfolds before us in every direction as straw-colored, snow-pat

A cow is a beast bred for uniformity. Whether black-and-white Holsteins or ginger-colored Jerseys, the marvel of the herd is that such unvaried selfsameness has been coaxed, over time, out of bovine diversity. Identical cows lift up identical, dozy e

Cull auctions sell animals who have been culled from the herd: those who have been deemed no longer productive or economically viable. Animals sold at cull auctions will typically either be transported directly to a slaughterhouse or be moved to a fe

An increasing number of Americans are wondering if beef should be what's for dinner. Depositphotos When the land down the road from Lorraine Lewandrowski’s home in New York State’s Herkimer county was sold, it was bought by developers who turned the

Americans are paying $75 an hour to hug a cow. The bovine cuddles can boost oxytocin levels in humans.

THERE is a moment in every entrepreneurial venture when the agonies of planning a new business, the frustrations of working in a muddy building site and the yearning for it to be real are suddenly replaced with the fierce urgency of now —and there’s

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It’s tempting to think of cows as unthinking ruminants, but research reveals that their herds are held together by an intricate social web.

In 2014, a Dorper ram, Bolt, made history when Mickey Phillips sold it to Martin Compion, who farms at Lonziekvlei in the Northern Cape’s Bushmanland, for R600 000. The purchase, which took place at the Upington National Dorper Sale, represents the h

Okay, let’s get this straight. This article, brought to you by Australian Beef, is for meat-eaters; for men who like a beautifully cooked steak, perhaps paired with a fine shiraz, or an ice-cold, crisp beer; for men who take pride in their BBQ skills

In September 1883 24-year-old Theodore Roosevelt traveled to Dakota Territory to hunt buffalo. There he became entranced by the Badlands and invested a good amount of capital buying cattle to be run from Chimney Butte Ranch, along the Little Missouri

A proper introduction to cows is an important part of any Western horse’s education. Why cattle training? Because you may one day want your horse to perform in an event like ranch sorting or team penning. Or you may simply want him to be comfortable

The EWG tested thousands of produce samples, discovering 230 different pesticides and trace agricultural chemicals, and dramatic differences in the toxin loads of different fruits and vegetables. For instance, more than 98 percent of the sampled stra

Let's imagine that we've ended global warming. Humans no longer are releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Here's what life is like in a zero-carbon world.

We found the moose calf half an hour in. He lay atop thin snow on a gentle slope sheltered by the boughs of a big, black spruce, curled up as a dog would on a couch. He had turned his long, gaunt head to rest against his side and closed his eyes. He

Dairy farmers have seen low milk prices before, but the current downturn has been severe in its duration. As some dairy farms fail, others are finding new paths forward.

Red meat production creates tons of greenhouse gas emissions and takes up massive amounts of land. Not so great for our planet. Pixabay People forego eating meat for a variety of reasons. Some do it in an attempt to eat healthier meals while others m

Cow’s milk gets a bad rap. Over the past few decades, it’s been maligned for everything from fat and sugar levels to synthetic-hormone and antibiotic content. It has faced fierce competition from alternatives like almond milk and soy milk. But what i