Susan Spadaro wasn’t expecting to get emotional about auctioning off 100 of her family’s Brown Swiss and 25 Ayrshire cows on Thursday. “We’ve just always had a passion and love for these animals and ...

Dear Dr Othieno, Many thanks for your very informative articles. I am not only a dairy farmer but also a lover of livestock breeds. For a long time, I have been keeping Friesian crosses. Recently, on ...

After high school, Calvin Nisly, of Partridge, Kan., wanted to wash his hands of the family dairy. He enjoyed milking cows growing up, but after high school, he did not want to be tied down to a dairy ...

MANITOWOC - The National Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders’ Association recently announced that Mitch Kappelman, of Manitowoc, was named the 2020 Young Breeder Award winner. A news release from the ...

WEST UNION, Iowa — There were 40 head of Brown Swiss sold at the March 14 Iowa Protein Showcase Sale at the Fayette County Fairgrounds in West Union. The sale average was $2,066. Gabe Hanson, of La ...

Front row, from left, employee Ozzy Rosas, Alana Heins, 17, Michelle and Ron Heins, grandmother Bernice Heins and, front center, Lexey Heins. Back row, from left, employees Andy Nicklay and Ben ...