For 2026 alone, 3,900 more cows have been culled each week on average compared to a year ago, resulting in year-to-date slaughter being 35,000 head or 7.5% higher than the year prior.

Minnesota’s largest milk producer plans to get bigger. Riverview LLP has applied for permits to build the single largest ...

While tariff and trade tribulations garnered headlines throughout the year, U.S. dairy largely shrugged off that situation and posted export numbers that nearly surpassed the record year that was 2022 ...

GEDDES, N.Y. — Dairy Day at the New York State Fair starts in the barn with some very pampered cows. They all sat in piles of fluffed hay, ready for their next meal. "Keeping a cow happy at the barn ...

Beef-on-dairy crossbreeding is the latest step in the evolution of dairy genetics and is now a key driver of the U.S. supply of both beef and dairy cattle. Some 72% of dairy farms are now ...

New protections have been put in place to prevent the spread of bird flu. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza -- or HPAI -- in dairy cattle in 34 dairy ...

Headlines are flying after the Department of Agriculture confirmed that the H5N1 bird flu virus has infected dairy cows around the country. Tests have detected the virus among cattle in nine states, ...

A reader recently emailed me, saying that they were distressed about how modern dairies operate. I replied with some insights gleaned from my six decades’ worth of dairy experience. The majority of ...

Making it to the Minnesota State Fair with your family in tow can be a feat in and of itself. Imagine bringing along your family, 15 cows and two calves to stay for the full 12 days of the Fair, plus ...

Environmental advocates have raised concerns about the dairy operations' proximity to waterfowl, wildlife, and watersheds.