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A major study led by Cornell researchers reveals for the first time that water troughs on farms are a conduit for the spread of toxic E. coli in cattle, which can then spread the pathogen to people ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. - Although winter weather conditions are extreme, with adequate feed and water supplies South Dakota livestock are designed to withstand these frigid temperatures, said Alvaro Garcia, ...

As temperatures rise and rotational grazing becomes more widespread, getting water to livestock efficiently is a must. Mobile water systems can help sheep farmers overcome the challenge of providing a ...

PITTSBURGH, March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a device to recirculate water in water troughs to prevent the formation of ice in cold weather," said an inventor, from Dumas, Texas, "so ...

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.

Q: I have a large galvanized cattle water trough that I want to use as a planter. What kind of drainage holes I should drill in the bottom? Steve Conway, Decatur A: Tony Johnson is manager of the UGA ...

In a move to address the drinking water needs of livestock including cattle, sheep, goats, dogs and birds amid the intense summer heat, the Andhra Pradesh government built 12,000 new water troughs in ...

A major study reveals for the first time that water troughs on farms are a conduit for the spread of toxic E. coli in cattle, which can then spread the pathogen to people through bacteria in feces. A ...