The “dairy barn of the future” is rethinking animal welfare, technology, and transparency - giving cows the freedom to choose ...

What happens when cows are allowed to decide for themselves whether they want to be indoors or outdoors? When calves grow up ...

This Adopt a Cow program is operated by Discover Dairy, an education initiative funded by a nested series of industry groups.

Heifers have unique requirements and challenges leading to individual groups, adjustments in feed additives and rations designed to meet growth and milk needs.

DURHAM. JENNIFER: MEET RUBY, A 1200-POUND UNH DAIRY COW, AND HER ONE WEEK OLD CALF, BE-RIBBONED FOR A BARNYARD THANK YOU, TO EMERGENCY CREWS WHO SAVED HER LIFE JUST OVER A YEAR AGO. MARK: SHE GOT ...

Business trends in the beef industry and cattle cycle are impacting breeding choices in both the beef realm and dairy segment. Both sides could benefit from the diversification opportunities it ...

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

A calf’s digestive system is shaped by more than time. Diet, milk intake and early environmental exposure all influence rumen development. On a recent episode of the Kansas State University Beef ...

A growing number of dairies are breeding some of their cows—the ones they don’t plan to raise replacement heifers from--to beef bulls, using semen from Angus or Charolais. The beef-dairy cross calves ...

The Mobile Dairy Classroom, which began in the 1930s, brings a real cow and calf to schools to help students learn about food, the differences among cow breeds and how milk is produced and gets from ...

Gaps remain in the control of calf scour on British cattle farms despite progress in colostrum and hydration management, ...