Milk production in 2026 was forecast to increase compared to the current year as it is driven by an expanding milk cow herd and slightly higher milk per cow, according to May’s U.S. Department of ...

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Things are looking up for U.S dairy, with steady domestic demand and robust exports. Dairy farmers are responding with increased milk production. Production was up — albeit only slightly — in October ...

Helena Kuoppala is a senior research technician at the University of Helsinki’s Viikki Research Farm, a 155-hectare working dairy farm located in the heart centre of the Finnish capital. Alongside ...

Picture this: A dairy barn full of cows being milked, fed and cleaned up after, but there’s no farmer in sight. Sounds a bit unusual, right? Well, it’s not as far-fetched as you might think. Thanks to ...

Spring is often viewed as a reward for enduring Midwest winters. As pastures green up, temperatures rise and calves begin to ...

Dairy farming is under increasing pressure for its environmental impact, consuming vast resources and emitting methane— a greenhouse gas far more potent than CO₂. As the food industry searches for ...

The Kansas State University Dairy Research and Teaching Center conducted a study on adding omega-3 fatty acids into the diet of dairy cattle. With an ever-growing population, agriculturists and ...

A new study finds extreme heat reduces milk production by up to 10 percent and adding cooling technologies only offsets about half of the loss. While recent studies have shown climate change will cut ...