Calving goes high tech

Steve Easton checks on his pregnant cows using a camera system in rural Hanson County, S.D., on March 4, 2025. (Photo: Megan Luther/ South Dakota News Watch)

Anne Jo Erdmann’s daughter Brianna Schwarzrock gets ready to show Lovey at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron, S.D. in August 2024. (Submitted photo: Erdmann family)

Anne Jo Erdmann, far right, stands with her family after loading heifers onto a tractor-trailer near Leola, S.D., on April 26, 2025. (Photo: Megan Luther/ South Dakota News Watch)

This picture of Spectrum from Sitz Angus Ranch in Montana accompanies his profile with his statistics for those shopping for semen on Genex’s website. (Submitted photo: Kate Roberts)