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 ...

Commercial milk is safe due to federal requirements and pasteurization. The law of supply and demand has shown for centuries that when the amount of a good in high demand dwindles, prices change ...

Cull cow marketing is rarely an all-or-nothing decision. The nuances of each operation should be discussed when deciding to ...

Farms of all sizes can benefit from well-managed pastures. Rotational grazing can provide high-value and low-cost forage for ...

Federal authorities on Friday pledged nearly $200 million in an attempt to control the spread of bird flu on dairy farms. Some of that money would go directly to farms to help them reduce the spread ...

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 ...

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 ...