In the Five Points Bank Arena, competitors were combing their animals, spraying hairs in place and leading them around the ring on halters, just like at any other beef show. On Friday, however, it was ...

With the Dodge County Fair in Scribner comes all of the 4-H competitions where local youth show off their agricultural prowess by way of raising animals, growing vegetables, and completing other Ag ...

Kids and calves are a cute combination for any livestock competition. But the bucket calf show carries important lessons for its young participants. That was true for Trey Zessin, 11, and his sister ...

STURGEON — Rylie Skouby walked into the arena with her pink plaid button-down, cowgirl boots and a calf twice her size. Rylie, 5, has fed and cared for her calf, Paul, for the last year to show him ...

ALGONA, Iowa — Mert Hurlburt of Lone Rock is known as the "Mert, the Bucket Calf Guy," at the Kossuth County Fair, which ran through Sunday in Algona. "I’m sure we have the most bucket calves of any ...

When a tired and hungry Charlotte Leita, 7, gets home from school hungry for a snack and wanting to relax. She does not go straight to the cupboard for some fruit snacks nor does she plop onto the ...

Bucket Calf will have their own livestock ID paper form that must be turned into the Extension Office by May 15. Heifers in Bucket Calf project could show in their respective Dairy or Beef project.

Class 1—preschool: Paxton Katter, Karlee Nolte, Mahlynn Olson, Jackson Schleusner, Kit Schleusner, Jacob Stromer, Aubrey Upmeyer, Quionten Greiman, Leah Muff, Henry ...

Last Friday my husband texted me ever so casually and said someone is bringing a bucket calf home for the boys. I about replied with the eye-rolling emoji but refrained. I had an inkling that I’d end ...

We are heading towards the end of the spring calving period,with very strong market demand continuing for all calves. We are heading towards the end of the spring calving period,with very strong ...