Bethel has an agrarian mascot – the Threshers – and agrarian history to go with it, one that Jason Schmidt dreams of restoring in the 21st century. And if you’ve seen the flock of goats in the North ...

When it comes to alfalfa and hay markets, Jordan Garrett advises patience and be open to new opportunities, Dave Bergmeier writes.

The state produces 16.1 billion pounds of milk a year, keeping a consistent herd of 630,000 cows. According to the International Dairy Foods Association, New York sits at the top of current ...

Farm animal advocates have, over the last few decades, successfully drawn public attention to and meaningfully reduced the ...

When Aidan Simmons, the current herd manager at Gather Farm, was 10 years old, she used to wake up at 5 a.m. to milk her family’s goats. “She wouldn’t even wake us up to say she was going out. She ...

From three hours away, Greta Halahan has turned to data and technology to not only help keep her family farm afloat, but also ...

Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) remains an essential base-layer safety net. The program has delivered more than $2.7 billion in ...

From a childhood passion to a thriving enterprise, Paul Maina's dairy goat farm demonstrates how small-scale ventures can generate income and create jobs.

Using gas chromatography (GC) to analyze fatty acid (FA) profiles in milk from native goats, managed under grazing versus housed systems, the results indicated that grazing led to a more favorable FA ...

Beef-on-dairy has rapidly evolved into a major contributor to the U.S. beef supply, reshaping how dairy and beef sectors work ...

Southeast Iowa Union offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. AMES — The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach dairy team has conducted a 2024 ...