If you have even just a few acres and space to keep a cow, with enough pasture area to provide her with grazing, a milk cow can supply your family with milk. This can be milk for drinking and/or ...

FAIRFIELD ― By 6 a.m. on a typical Monday, the husband-wife owners of Stony Pond Farm are up milking cows. By around noon that day, that milk will become squeaky, salty, fresh cheese. Stony Pond Farm ...

Cow cuddling isn’t new: It grew in popularity when people were seeking connection during the coronavirus pandemic. But it has ...

A typical work day for Rhode Island dairy farmer Maggie LaPrise starts before sunrise and, depending on the time of year, lasts until well after dark. “I usually get to the farm around 5:30 [a.m.],” ...

Lancaster Farming's Tom Venesky writes about the loss of Pennsylvania's small dairy farms, many of which have given way to ...

A new “dairy barn of the future” merges animal freedom, smart tech, and transparent research to redefine modern farming.

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Roasted soybeans improved milk fat, protein, and profitability on a farm, showing how locally grown feed can strengthen ...

Bernie Guillemette stands in front of his 75-year-old dairy farm in Shelburne. The family still farms but no longer milks cows. Photo by Liberty Darr/Shelburne News This story by Liberty Darr was ...

Five years or so ago, dairy farming stopped being fun for Robert Bassett. He had taken pleasure for 30 years in managing his herd, working outdoors and being his own boss. He had chosen this life, ...