What happens when cows are allowed to decide for themselves whether they want to be indoors or outdoors? When calves grow up with their mothers, can visitors observe the animals, everyday life in the ...

DECORAH, Iowa — It was livestock check-in day at the Winneshiek County Fair, and the dairy barn was consumed with a kind of pre-prom anxiety. A cow named Daiquiri was lumbering back from the milking ...

At Kieler Farms, beef-on-dairy is now a core piece of the business, with about 1,300 head finished each year and a system ...

As dairy farmers dwindle every year, the demand for high-quality milk remains steadfast, driving a surge in dairy farming. Although this shift improves efficiency, it makes managing the health of ...

For nearly 70 years, Don McEvoy’s family has shown dairy cattle at the New York State Fair. This year he brought five of his best cows from his farm in Marathon, Mac-Mara Holsteins, hoping to win a ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to part two of our three-part series on the battle against bird flu. (You can listen to episode one here ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In today’s world, there is a growing gap between the people who produce the world’s food and the consumer. Many consumers have no ...

The explosion that killed at least 18,000 cattle at a dairy farm in Dimmitt, Texas, earlier this week is the deadliest barn fire involving cattle ever, according to a nonprofit organization. The ...

While we celebrate dairy farms and farmers throughout June Dairy Month, it's just as important to remember the dairy farms ...