Bovins domestiques

It is winter in upstate New York, on a morning so cold the ground squeaks loudly underfoot as sharp-finned ice crystals rub together. The trees look like gloved hands, fingers frozen open. Something lurches from side to side up the trunk of an old sy

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

It’s no secret that cow’s milk is increasingly out of fashion, with a rise in veganism, accessible alternative options, and serious questions over its environmental credentials. Though a good source of calcium and protein, an extensive 2018 study by

ACROSS the UK, we share great pride in our countryside and our exit from the EU allows us to harness that pride in a way that we have not been able to for more than 40 years—pride not only in food production, but in land management and the people who

Beef cattle sales in Namibia have fallen 31% so far this year compared with the same period in 2019, despite producer price increases of 2% for slaughter cattle and 39% for weaners. As a result, weaner exports declined 49% between January and August

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the effect of a lack of actual human interaction as social distancing and work-from-home wears on.

The secret to eating well in the South of France is the ingredients. It’s an idea that infuses everything in life for us. Get the ingredients right and you can keep things simple, but there’s nowhere to hide if they’re not. In northern Europe, cookin

ON APRIL 12, A MEAT-PROCESSING plant in Sioux Falls, S.D., owned by Smithfield Foods shut down after hundreds of employees contracted coronavirus. The closure was hardly unique. Food-processing plants are tinderboxes for infection because employees w

A long-running court case in Bavaria over the sound of cowbells has been settled. A couple, identified as Reinhard U, moved to the village of Erlkam in 2014, only to discover that the continual clanking of the cows on the neighbouring farm kept them

Small-scale milk producers could start their own artisan cheese-making businesses for a capital outlay of just R24 000. This was according to research by Dr Faith Nyamakwere of the Department of Animal Sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU). Nyamak

GALLOWAY is unheard of. This south-western corner of Scotland has been overlooked for so long that we have fallen off the map. People don’t know what to make of us anymore and shrug when we try to explain. When my school rugby team travelled to Perth

Say “cattle raising,” and the average person probably thinks of a rugged guy on horseback twirling a lasso to round up beef cattle. Such is not the case at Chapel Hill Creamery. Portia McKnight and Flo Hawley established Chapel Hill Creamery in 2001.

If there’s one thing that I’ve learned, either while trapping fur or working in animal damage control, it’s this: A successful trapper must be able to adapt to the circumstances — no matter what predator is the target. I’ve pursued every furbearer im

'The bull that was shot by our party in the Glaisnock this year was only 4.5 years old. If he was given the opportunity to fully mature, chances are he’d have been the largest head in recent years by a long way, and would have had the opportunity to

If you have ever hunted game in the Northern Territory such as feral pigs, scrub bulls and in particular our big-bodied Asiatic water buffaloes, it’s on the cards you will want to go again, at least one more time. It’s just different in every way - w

Do you dream of milking your own cow? Having fresh, raw milk available on tap? The thought of all of that warm, frothy sweetness pouring into your bucket is very appealing to many but before you consider bringing a house cow into your daily life, the

Dairy farms are changing. With advances in automation technology, robots are now being used to feed and milk the cows, fill feed mixers and distribute the contents, even push the silage closer to the cows in the feed passage and scrape the manure off

As well as the gas produced, cow manure impacts greatly on the environment. Often used as fertiliser, it can be carried with rainfall into rivers and lakes. High in phosphorus and nitrogen, the manure can turn the water green by increasing algae grow

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Tell your friends and family that you’re thinking of them while showing your support for bees with Bee Notecards! These hand-painted prints feature three different bee portraits, each with a blank interior and an accompanying envelope. Printed on pap

When Cathy Palmer found out about the darker side of the dairy industry, she decided to take the bull by the horns. Instead of giving it up, she set out to find a solution to the problem. The former music industry executive and her partner Dr Les San

54 YEARS AGO The inimitable William, an Ayrshire bull, is a show champion with a difference. A cow, they say, once jumped over the moon. At least that’s the theme of a popular English nursery rhyme. You may not believe it, but go to a modern British

“It started as a hobby in 2012, when we bought a few commercial Angus cows,” says Theuns Bruwer. His wife, Debbie, had been nagging him to spend less time in front of the TV and find a hobby. She had previously assisted Pierre Veldhoen and his wife,