As summer temperatures rise, dairy cows are at greater risk for heat stress. Heat-stressed cows suffer from reduced dry matter intake, reducing milk production. Farmers may also notice reduced ...

From carrying on family traditions to building a future for the next generation, seven women share the pride, purpose and ...

Brendan Horan writes about ration feeding during autumn, the new Johnes disease control programme and Dairy Day 2026.

Mark Moore has 30+ years of experience in agricultural writing and communications. He has been a longtime contributor to Successful Farming. If you are managing your dairy herd solely from the farm's ...

The same disease that has been spreading rampant among deer in southeast Wisconsin was just found in dairy cattle — providing the latest challenge in a year full of them for farmers.

When my daughter was ten years old, I dared her to put her hand in the stomach of a fistulated cow–hoping she would overcome the ick factor and learn something about cow digestion. If you have never ...

During the 2018 Hokkaido blackout, many dairy farmers were unable to milk their cows due to power outages, resulting in the ...

A Welfare Quality assessment of six São Paulo dairy farms found that even farms rated Enhanced carried serious lameness, ...

A $150,000 state grant will help a Bridgehampton dairy implement a modern solution to the ancient agriculture issue of manure management. Mecox Bay Dairy, a multigeneration family farm established in ...

Washington has confirmed its first bird flu cases in dairy cattle, renewing concerns about herd health and farm biosecurity. The post Bird flu confirmed in Washington dairy cattle for first time ...