Minnesota State Fair will prohibit nursing dairy cows at Miracle of Birth over bird flu risk The spread in cattle herds of H5N1, often called bird flu, has ramped up biosecurity measures for livestock ...

If you’re looking forward to watching a calf being born at the Minnesota State Fair, you may be disappointed. On Friday, the fair announced new precautions at the ‘Miracle of Birth Center.’ “Any cow ...

Dairy cows stand in a field outside of a milking barn at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. Charlie ...

A reader recently emailed me, saying that they were distressed about how modern dairies operate. I replied with some insights gleaned from my six decades’ worth of dairy experience. The majority of ...

A blistering hot summer coupled with a never before seen virus in dairy cattle, has caused more cow deaths than anticipated in California, according to statewide dairy expert. The avian flu, a ...