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 ...

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.

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. bird-flu outbreak in dairy cattle is much larger than official figures suggest due to farmers' reluctance to test their animals and risk the economic ...

Local dairy farms are downsizing and transitioning to direct-to-consumer sales as economic pressures reshape the industry.

Just like the waterfalls for which Burket Falls Farm is named, David C. Burket Sr. was gentle, full of life and always moving in the same direction. That’s how his son John Burket remembered his ...

Sudden drop in milk production, thickened milk, and cows under movement restrictions. Since 2024, American farmers have had bitter experiences with the feared bird flu (H5N1), which in several cases ...

Within the last 30 days, there’s been 16 new confirmed cases of the avian flu throughout the nation. It’s not just chickens with the virus, but dairy cows. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is ...