Calving season is rough this year

Calving season is rough this year

Alta Mayhugh

Williston Herald

Beef cattle farmers are battling the remnants of a harsh winter as the spring calving season is underway.

Cold temperatures and wind stress out the cows giving birth, and it’s important to get the newborns in a warmer place to dry off. Whenever there’s a cow about to give birth in harsh weather, Mark and Shelley Ellis do what they can to herd her closer to the barn for shelter.

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