A recent letter to the editor (“Honor motherhood and reconsider cow’s milk,” May 7 Leader) on the dairy industry causes a great deal of concern. There were numerous false statements over the ...

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in ...

Researchers have identified various distinctive immune cells in cow’s milk, creating potential avenues for enhancing animal health and milk production – as detailed in a study in Animal Nutriomics, ...

In the old, tie-stall barn cows averaged 24,000 lb. Enhancements in cow comfort, changing to three-times a day milking and nutrition improvements have all aided in the dairy going to 31,000 lb. per ...

Cows stand in the milking parlor of a dairy farm in New Vienna, Iowa, on July 24, 2023. Cows stand in the milking parlor of a dairy farm in New Vienna, Iowa, on July 24, 2023. AP Photo/Charlie ...

Cow comfort is important to milk production, milk quality, reproductive efficiency, and health of dairy cows. A cow’s housing and management can affect her comfort. There are economic consequences to ...

The first stop on Paul Nelson’s hauling route was the Tews farm north of Cosmos, near where Nelson grew up. Many years ago, Nelson’s father, Philip Nelson, sent his milk to a creamery ...

The cows in Nevada were infected with a version of the virus known as D1.1, which has been spreading in wild birds and poultry. It was initially detected in milk collected from a silo as part of a ...

Dairy cows have been making a tremendous trade at sales so far this year as milk markets look to be holding into February and March. Holstein Friesian-cross cows under 36 months averaged more than ...

The milk tank brought an end to cold pop in the can cooler and was just one step in the downward spiral of small dairies.

Scientists are now figuring out how to apply the same principle to test wastewater on farms for H5N1, the avian influenza ...

The same strain is linked to the bird flu patient who died in Louisiana. A second type of bird flu has been found in dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on ...