Cows were out foraging and eating from bales in the pasture on Jan. 8, 2024, at the farm where Derek Schmitz raises cattle near Cold Spring, Minnesota. Michael Johnson / Agweek Check out previous ...

PLATTEVILLE — The cows turning out “certified” milk for Aurora Organic Dairy will get a guaranteed 120 days in the rolling pastures here under federal rules taking effect in June. The change ...

He's planning to raise heifers on the pasture and sell them to Puerto Rico's existing dairy farmers, along with beef cattle. If it works, he says, the impact could be enormous.

As more large dairies enter the robust organic milk business, the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to clarify what it means to be an organic dairy cow. In a letter earlier this week, USDA offic… ...

When loose grazing, dairy cows must have eight metres squared per head for cows between 400-499kg, all the way up to 11 metres squared per head for cows over 800kg. "However, cow welfare is always the ...

Small dairy farmers have to be persuaded to pasture the cattle an extra six months or so before selling them, he said, an added expense but worth it for the increased return.

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MT. VERNON, Mo. (AP) — Ten years ago, Mike Meier, a fourth-generation dairy farmer, was about to call it quits. Workdays at his Monett farm were long and tiring, and he wasn't making much money ...

More dairy farmers are putting their cows out to pasture but the animals themselves are outdoors for shorter periods, national statistics agency CBS said on Tuesday. In 2015, 35% of Dutch dairy cows ...