$1,500 or more for beef-on-dairy calves is reason to keep extra cows and breed them with beef semen, which limits dairy ...

Scientists have found that most biochar fed to cattle survives digestion and returns in manure, where it may help store carbon in soil.

American dairy cows have quietly become butterfat overachievers—and that's now a bit of a problem, reports Sarah Zhang for the Atlantic. Thanks to intentional breeding (bulls are selected for their ...

As Western cattle migrate to the Upper Midwest, the 2026 market is defined by a massive regional processing boom and a ...

With implementation underway, researchers expect the addition of the 140-day weight to enhance the precision of beef-on-dairy ...

The H5N1 strain of avian influenza—commonly known as bird flu—has been circulating among wild migratory birds for the past two years, with substantial spillover into poultry farms. But what's sparking ...

Raising dairy cows delivers multiple benefits. Just one “bossy” contentedly chewing her cud in the lower 40–or even in a small backyard plot–can easily provide your family with all the milk, cheese, ...

Bottles of raw milk are displayed for sale at a store in Temecula, Calif., on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite an outbreak of bird flu in U.S. dairy cows.

President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are on a dairy kick. That's big news for California. One in every five glasses of milk that's drunk in this country comes from California dairy companies.

Kansas is witnessing explosive dairy growth as new processing infrastructure and structural advantages pull producers away from traditional hubs like California toward the Sunflower State.

Despite brutal cold, winter conditions benefit New England farms. Livestock are well adapted to low temperatures and snow protects soils while supporting spring growing conditions.

Wisconsin has been keeping track of dairy farm numbers since 1950. At that time, there were 143,000 dairy farms in the state.