It’s easy to grab a jug of milk from your local grocery store without thinking about how it got there. But recent news about the U.S. Department of Agriculture testing the national milk supply for ...
On America’s large dairy farms, milking is a vast operation, and the potential for disease transmission is worrying, health experts say. On America’s large dairy farms, milking is a vast operation, ...
EIGHT NEWS AT SIX. TWO POPULAR STATE FAIR ATTRACTIONS WILL NOT OPEN THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF BIRD FLU CONCERNS. THE MILKING PARLOR AND THE I MILKED A COW EXPERIENCE WILL STAY CLOSED. KCCI IS MARCUS ...
LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. — Each of the three milking parlors featured in last week’s dairy tour differed in style. However, all the parlors were low cost to build and increased milking efficiency. The ...
After a hiatus last year to prevent the spread of avian flu, the milking parlor at the Iowa State Fair Dairy Barn is back in 2025. The return of the milking equipment was met Thursday, Aug. 7, by ...
Making it to the Minnesota State Fair with your family in tow can be a feat in and of itself. Imagine bringing along your family, 15 cows and two calves to stay for the full 12 days of the Fair, plus ...
The H5N1 bird flu virus has been around for decades, and the damage it wreaks on chickens and other poultry is well documented. But the recent discovery that the virus has jumped into dairy cattle — ...
Dairy cows accustomed to traditional stanchion barns might be a little edgy the first time they are introduced to a new milking parlor, says Ken Bolton, University of Wisconsin Extension dairy and ...
BAZETTA — Jessamyn Moon of Warren says that having grown up in the farming areas of Johnston and Green townships in northern Trumbull County has given her an appreciation for the hard-working people ...