As a kid, I had a tendency to move faster (a lot faster) than I do now. Whether in the field or cleaning the barn, the faster my brothers and I worked, the faster we could move on to something more ...

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

The drawing on the left shows the area where heifers were trained. Anticipatory and play behaviors were recorded in the “start box” (area B in the diagram) while cattle were waiting to enter the ...

When it comes to dairy education, the folks at Southwest Dairy Farmers live by the motto, when the kids cannot come to the cow, the cow comes to the kids. Southwest Dairy Farmers is a non-profit dairy ...

Raising dairy cows delivers multiple benefits. Just one “bossy” contentedly chewing her cud in the lower 40–or even in a small backyard plot–can easily provide your family with all the milk, cheese, ...

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 ...

Tony McCormack and Christopher Cahill have been operating under a farm partnership since 2022 in Co. Westmeath.

Illinois is a top agricultural state, generating billions of dollars annually, but even where stalks of corn and acres of ...