From smart boluses to cameras and tail-mounted devices, the evolution of technology means unnecessary late-night trips to the calving shed can be a thing of the past. Three farmers share how they have ...

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In cattle country, early spring is a season of both optimism and exhaustion. Forty weeks after gestation, the baby calves begin to arrive. Their births come with increasing frequency as calving season ...

Years ago, I used to watch this late-night programme on television called Oireachtas Report. Yerra, it was the greatest show of all time. It came on just before bedtime and was directly from the Dáil ...

Spring calving is about to kick off over the coming weeks in spring dairy herds and preparation well in advance is critical for a smooth run Get your calving camera up and running so that if any ...

It has been a good start to calving so far, with just under 70% of the herd having successfully calved within the first month. The recent dry spell of weather has helped with turning out and, despite ...

MITCHELL — The snow’s blowing sideways, the heavy stuff. It’s one of the few winter storms this year and it happens to fall on the first days of March, calving season. I arrive at Steve Easton’s farm ...

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. MITCHELL, S.D. (SDNW) – The snow’s blowing sideways, the heavy ...

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. Editor’s note: This story originally published in June 2025 has ...