TOPEKA, Kan. -- Thousands of cattle in Kansas have died as a national heat wave scorches the U.S., leaving one of the country's leading cattle farming states with a loss amid rising production costs.

This summer's heat has been hard on people across Northwest Missouri, but it's also taken a toll on other residents: cattle. When temperatures climb above 72 degrees Fahrenheit, cattle begin to ...

Due to the immense work cows must do to process food through four stomachs and produce gallons of milk daily, they’re more prone to overheating and vulnerable to climate change.

This is expected during periods of hot weather, but as more recently the weather has been slightly cooler and wetter, are cows still experiencing heat stress? Heat stress occurs when a cow’s body ...

Hot summer spells threaten calf survival. Learn key steps farmers can take to boost immunity, growth, and long-term performance.

As the summer heatwave scorches the region, local farmers are working hard to keep their animals cool, especially those whose milk keeps the ice cream flowing. At Manning’s Dairy Farm, ice cream ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (7News) — As summer temperatures have soared across the state, the University of Maryland’s Agricultural Research Center in Washington County is tackling a growing concern for ...

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — Northern California firefighters helped keep cows cool by spraying them with water after the truck that was transporting them broke down on Saturday. With triple-digit ...

The U.S. dairy industry is facing a potential shortage of its most important resource — milk cows. The number of replacement heifers available to enter the dairy herd as milk producing cows has ...

Disease-resistant pigs, faster-growing fish and heat-tolerant cows are among a new class of animals that are being genetically engineered for the dining table. Similar meat products could soon be sold ...