Producers are meeting beef demand with larger cattle. However, heavier animals are presenting new challenges in transport and processing.

Farm animal advocates have, over the last few decades, successfully drawn public attention to and meaningfully reduced the ...

A proven vaccine with an adjuvant can make all the difference in delivering a strong immune response in young calves.

When Nicholas Iwaniuk brought home his half Australian shepherd, half Australian cattle dog named Shadow nine years ago, one ...

Tarpoff also suggests taking into account animal welfare, even past the producer’s control. “Even in basic facilities at the processing facility, there are some animals that may not necessarily fit ...

We have been learning about Charlie Hettling, the firstborn of five children born to Agnes (Jacobson) and Floyd Hettling, and his early life on the family farm between Minneota and Taunton. As Charlie ...

An Austin man faces several felony charges after Chicago police said he tried to steal a sprinter van carrying eight dogs inside from the front of Lincoln Park pet salon earlier this week.

The dairy industry uses cows to make two things: milk and baby cows. The milk, we know its fate. But what of those 9 million babies born to dairy cows each year?  Many get carted off — sometimes over ...

Tribally run management and a deal with Yellowstone National Park, is helping forge a future for coexisting with the iconic American Bison.

Pulitzer Prize winner Art Cullen will be in Davenport Saturday for a screening of his docuseries, "What's Eating Iowa?" ...

During the legislative forum on Saturday, Feb. 28, Iowa Sen. Jason Schultz (R-Schleswig) and Iowa Rep. Craig Williams (R-Manning) shared updates on legislations ahead of their second legislative ...

An animal welfare expert says that regulators should think again before introducing mandatory closed-circuit television (CCTV ...