Patrick and Loretta Herbert used this tractor-mounted backhoe to place a steel ground current shield around their barn. |  Jeffrey Carter photo

Farmers blame stray voltage for cow deaths

THAMESVILLE, Ont. —Tears came to Patrick Herbert’s eyes, and a choke to his voice, when he revealed the latest victim on his farm. The cow had recently birthed its second calf. It had since gone off its feed, and it struggled to stand. Its udder and splayed legs seem strangely distorted. “It gets to you. […] Read more