Another advantage of goats is their simpler breeding requirements. Finding a buck or arranging for breeding is far easier ...

DeLaval International, a large Swedish producer of dairy and other farming equipment, is installing 24 robotic voluntary – meaning the cows approach the stations on their own – milking machines at TDI ...

If cow milking recalls a bucolic image of a farmer strolling out to the barn with a bucket and stool, then the 21st century will be a disappointment to those raised on James Herriot stories. A case in ...

This Iowa operation's meticulous approach to genetics, herd health, nutrition and milk components turns every detail into a ...

When Alice Koupal looks back on more than six decades in the cattle business, she said she can hardly believe how far they ...

The Kandiyohi County Fairgrounds was the site of a popular event Friday, the cow milking contest. Six teams of three milked three large dairy cattle. They all had 20 seconds to milk the three cows as ...

While plant-based milks are technically classed as ultra-processed foods (UPFs) due to the added emulsifiers or stabilisers, ...

Christopher Decubellis has been milking cows since he was 3 years old. Now 44, he didn’t think his decades of experience would land him the title of “milking champion.” But it did. Decubellis, ...