Understanding and improving feed efficiency can lead to significant benefits in terms of productivity, sustainability and ...

Picture this: A dairy barn full of cows being milked, fed and cleaned up after, but there’s no farmer in sight. Sounds a bit unusual, right? Well, it’s not as far-fetched as you might think. Thanks to ...

GILA BEND — Dairy cow No. 26453 lives with over 8,000 other Holsteins at Arizona Dairy Company. She spends her days in the shade under a massive awning, except when it’s time to shuffle into the ...

It all starts with a cow. These gentle, grass-chewing giants are the foundation of an entire food system built on milk. When a dairy cow becomes pregnant around one year of age, she begins a ...

GEDDES — An idea from the New York Animal Agriculture Coalition's former executive director became one of the most popular attractions at the New York State Fair. The Dairy Cow Birthing Center is ...

A farmer has treated her dairy cows to a live jazz concert in hopes of boosting milk yields. The Dixiebeats performed a ...

Dairy farmer Tony Louters in California’s Central Valley equips his cows with high-tech collars containing sensors and WiFi instead of traditional bells. The Merck-developed collars function as ...

PORT ROYAL, Pennsylvania (RNS) — On a quiet Sunday on rural Pennsylvania farmland, Dhruva and his favorite cow, Tabby, meet at dawn. While one recites a mantra to Lord Krishna using prayer beads, the ...

McCarty Family Farms has announced the official opening of McCarty Family Farms North, a state-of-the-art dairy farm, along with the Judy McCarty Dairy Learning Center. The new farming facilities have ...

Running a dairy farm isn't easy, especially when the costs of production rise faster than income. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Milton Orr looked across the rolling hills in northeast Tennessee. “I ...