COLD SPRING, Minn. — Derek Schmitz wasn’t always successful in raising and milking dairy cows. The 29-year-old has worked to grow his understanding smack dab in the biggest dairy county in Minnesota — ...

Automated milking systems are recognised as a more humane solution for both cows and farmers – but they take some getting used to ...

Have you ever seen a cow get a pedicure? It was one of the highlights of our recent trip to Katherine Boelen’s family dairy farm in Poweshiek County, Iowa. We spent a good 10 minutes watching an ...

Cow cuddling, ice cream churning and farm tours are among the tactics dairy farmers are employing to compensate for low milk prices ...

$1,500 or more for beef-on-dairy calves is reason to keep extra cows and breed them with beef semen, which limits dairy ...

In life, all of us have challenges. But when considering the ones farmers face, ours seem minor. For farmers, they are ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - This school year, Eau Claire students are in for an ‘udderly’ good time with a fun addition to their classrooms. Discover Dairy’s ‘Adopt a Cow’ program is helping teach ...

This story appears in the December 2025 issue of Forbes Asia. Subscribe to Forbes Asia New Zealand unicorn Halter, founded by Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia alum Craig Piggott, is one of the fastest-growing ...

Industrial-scale dairy wants you to believe that they can turn cows’ milk green. As US milk consumption continues its decades-long drop, industrial dairy is increasingly desperate to hold on to ...