Chad Kieffer, a third-generation farmer from Utica, Minnesota, has five milkers for his herd of 350 cows. The milkers are squat, patient, persistent workers. They hum around the mooing cows. They are ...

At one of the milking robots, several cows are lined up, nose to tail, politely waiting their turn. The cows can get milked by robot whenever they like, which typically means more frequently than the ...

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EAST LANSING — Research from Michigan State University Professor J. Richard Pursley is trailblazing an area within dairy cattle management that Wendell Van Gunst says is essential to keep farms ...

Cow cuddling sessions are now available at a family dairy farm in Corcoran. The Scherber family is using creative ideas, ...

COQUILLE, Ore. — For about a year, Oregon dairy farmers Mike and Lisa Miranda asked themselves: “Why are we doing this?” There was no good answer. Milk prices were the same as they were in the early ...

Weir Farms is more than a traditional dairy farm: it’s a family-run business adding real value to milk produced by their Ayrshire-cross cows.