Is alfalfa still essential in dairy rations? Learn how low-lignin alfalfa, harvest management, and forage economics impact ...

FRESNO - Bill Daugherty rises at 3 a.m. to start milking 132 cows on the farm that has been in his family since 1876. His 89-year-old father, Martin, joins in the morning milking at the double-4 ...

The spread of H5N1 avian flu to dairy cows has health experts and many Americans on edge, and now a new study finds the virus stays viable on milking equipment for at least an hour. "Dairy cows have ...

On America’s large dairy farms, milking is a vast operation, and the potential for disease transmission is worrying, health experts say. On America’s large dairy farms, milking is a vast operation, ...

Despite growing concern about bird flu, many U.S. dairy farms have not increased health protections for employees. On May 22, 2024, the U.S. government said a second dairy worker has contracted bird ...

This article first appeared in the Farm News Barns tab published on Nov. 28, 2025. CLARION — While the dairy cattle are gone, ...

The outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in US dairy cows has now spread to three herds in California, the largest milk-producing state in the country, with around 1.7 million dairy cows, federal and state ...