Cows

We have all seen animals having a little fun at the zoo or in a pasture before, but the next time you see it what would you do?

Sometimes telling the truth is the best way to go, and here are some of the best excuses to skip work that most bosses will not get mad at in Idaho.

Black cows have some camouflage at 2:45 a.m.!

Some sounds take some getting used to, and after a while, you tune out because they become a part of everyday life.

When you drive around The Magic Valley, every once in a while and in specific places, you will get hit by some unique smells.

A total of 17 cows were killed when a truck over-turned because the driver missed a stop sign Monday afternoon in Blaine County

Fundraising in the next few months will be vital to constructing a world class dairy-centric research and teaching facility in southern Idaho.

A federal appeals court panel says Idaho's ban on spying at farms, dairies and slaughterhouses violates free speech rights.

For the dairies who received notices, he told us upwards of 10,000 cows may be sold off if another buyer can't be found. It's not that dairies are adding so much cattle, but the fact that they have been more efficient in getting milk per cow from converting feed to milk. This situation, though, could be worse without trade agreements like the North American Free Trade Agreement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KLIX) In what is being called an overdue decision, Idaho lawmakers are praising the removal of a trade ban on United States beef in China.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Idaho to pay roughly a quarter million dollars in legal fees to the Animal Legal Defense Fund and other groups who successfully sued the state over what they called the "ag-gag" law.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX)- A California company specializing in cattle health plans to build a facility in Jerome.

The Chevy Silverado in this Super Bowl ad has enough power to keep hauling heifers around the country until the cows come home, for a whole lot of lovin'.

BOISE -- Fast food giant Burger King will no longer conduct business with a Twin Falls dairy after citing concerns of animal mistreatment. KTVB-TV reported, several workers at Bettencourt Dairies LLC. were fired after an undercover video taken by animal rights activists showed them beating, kicking, and jumping on cows...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three former dairy workers with Idaho's largest dairy operation have been charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty after undercover video shot by an animal rights group showed workers stomping, dragging and beating cows inside a milking barn...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The head of the Idaho Dairymens Association says his members are disappointed that  Congress wasn't able to pass a federal farm bill with provisions to help the struggling industry before the election. Bob Naerebout says dairy farmers "harvest a crop every day, 365 days of the year" and it's critical for them to have stability in the farm bill...

(AP)The Idaho Cattle Association says the amount of red meat produced in Idaho has declined during the last decade. And the United State Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service says red meat production at Idaho packing plants in October was down 80 percent from the same time last year at 3.5 million pounds.

Twin Falls County Commissioners are working on a proposed livestock control ordinance that may help with some of the safety issues involved when livestock get out of their fences and wind up on public roads.  Fines are proposed in the ordinance for livestock owners who persistently do little to keep their livestock from getting out.  A first time violation would could cost violators $50 per day pe

There are a lot more cows in Idaho then there were this time last year. According to the most recent statistics from the USDA's National Agricultural Service, the state's number of milk cows jumped 21,000 from March 2010 to March 2011, totaling approximately 575,000 head...