A team of Kansas State University watershed specialists has revised a publication with tips on safeguarding the state’s water resources while providing grazing animals with the water they need. The ...

Farmer Ross Dicks and his wife usually raise from 5-8 head of beef cattle in a lot on their 8-acre farm in Jackson, Minn. Typically, he feeds the cattle out from 500-600 lbs. to 1,400-1,500 lbs.

Even though it’s sometimes frightful outside during the winter months, warm up by thinking ahead to maintaining those livestock watering setups when the cattle finally get turned out this spring. But ...

Recent snow and ice storms and power outages have been brutal for livestock and livestock producers. Those conditions have kept livestock from getting enough drinking water. Beef cattle, for example, ...

This reliable livestock waterer will save electricity, and you won’t have to chop ice this winter! Wetting one’s whistle can be difficult in winter! We asked our Facebook fans how to keep livestock ...

During the summer and especially on days of extreme heat, water becomes even more important for the health and nutrition of the cattle herd. Ensuring an appropriate amount of clean fresh water is ...

Research by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln recommends that beef cattle need about 1 gallon of water for every 100 pounds of body weight. But lactating or growing cattle may need twice that amount.

Having adequate supplies of high-quality water for livestock is essential for successful livestock operations. This can be a real challenge during the winter months, especially for ranchers who ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Water quality may not be a cattle producer’s biggest concern; however, it plays a vital role in raising healthy livestock. “Water quality in cattle production is something that we ...

Postdoctoral scholar Leslie Roche takes a water sample from a meadow on a US Forest Service grazing allotment for her study on cattle grazing and water quality. Cattle grazing and clean water can ...

Texas A&M experts share practical tips to protect livestock, plants, pipes and pets before winter freezes hit now.