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The 14-foot-tall cow, named Annie, weighs 2500 pounds, and her calf Eric weighs 200 pounds. Both are constructed from steel and fiberglass, and the pair are a landmark in east Des Moines. The cow statue has been in place since the 1960s, and the calf was added in the 1970s. [10] [11] [12]
The virus has spread to cattle in 11 states, in addition to Iowa. And three U.S. dairy workers who were in contact with infected cows have been diagnosed with mild cases of bird flu.
Des Moines' Anderson Erickson Dairy says delivery of milk to central Iowa school districts is getting back to normal after a mechanical problem at its East University Avenue plant over Labor Day ...
The measures include compensation for dairy cattle culled because of the disease and for loss of dairy production, and updated indemnity tables for poultry that "better reflect the fair market ...
A cow calf operation is a method of rearing beef cattle in which a permanent herd of cows is kept by a farmer or rancher to produce calves for later sale. Cow–calf operations are one of the key aspects of the beef industry in the United States and many other countries. [1] In the British Isles, a cow–calf operation may be known as a single ...
Maytag Dairy Farms was established in 1941 by Frederick Louis Maytag II and his brother Robert Maytag. The business dates back to 1919, when their father, Elmer Henry Maytag, purchased a single cow to provide milk for his family. [1]
The analysis reported that Iowa dairy farming and manufacturing in 2020 had an overall output of $5.5 billion with a labor income of $891 million. Dairy product manufacturing accounted for 37,578 ...
It includes the original brick farmhouse and barn. Martin Flynn bought the land in 1867. Flynn was a livestock judge, cattle breeder, businessman, and railroad contractor. He was prominent from 1870 to 1906. [2] From 1914 to 1967 the farm was owned by the state of Iowa and was part of the Clive Honor Prison Farm.