As Milk Production Cools In Summer, Farmers Try To Help Cows Take The Heat

The cows were silent on a recent July morning at Mill-King dairy farm in McGregor, Texas. They stood under shade trees, digesting their breakfast, while cicadas buzzed in the branches overhead. "It's starting to warm up, so they're starting to get a little bit less ... frolicky," says Craig Miller, watching from the fence line.