Last weekend I travelled upcountry to visit my folks. It happened that "Esther" one of our dairy cows was about to give birth. We kept vigil to keep Esther company and offer assistance in case she ...

Keeping A Family Cow (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2013), by Joann Grohman, guides potential and current small farmers on how to care for and benefit from raising dairy cows. The following excerpt from ...

Ipod is due to calve. She is coming with her third calf. She is a high-producing cow. She is a Jersey. All of these factors warn us to be looking for the development of a condition the dairy industry ...