PORT ROYAL, Pennsylvania (RNS) — On a quiet Sunday on rural Pennsylvania farmland, Dhruva and his favorite cow, Tabby, meet at dawn. While one recites a mantra to Lord Krishna using prayer beads, the ...

The H5N1 strain of avian influenza—commonly known as bird flu—has been circulating among wild migratory birds for the past two years, with substantial spillover into poultry farms. But what's sparking ...

A Michigan dairy farm took a gamble on a new kind of soybean—and it paid off fast. After feeding high-oleic soybeans to their ...

A dairy worker in Michigan contracted an eye infection on a dairy farm where H5N1 had been identified in cows. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

The mortality rate among H5N1 infected dairy cows has been much higher than anticipated. Since early August, outbreaks have been reported in 124 California dairy herds. According to the U.S. Centers ...

Milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu, U.S. officials said Monday. Officials with the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed the flu virus is the Type A H5N1 ...

Unpasteurized milk samples and throat and nose swabs from cows on U.S. dairy farms have tested positive for bird flu, marking the second known cases in ruminants in the U.S. When you purchase through ...

At a glance, the 400 acres of soybeans on the Preston family's dairy farm in southern Michigan appear no different from any other field in the region ...

Matt Hartong playfully scratches of one of his family’s dairy cows on the Hartong Farm in Green on June 6. There was an undertone of urgency in Matt Hartong's voice as he talked about his family's ...

Research-backed adoption of high-oleic soybeans is improving milk quality and lowering costs for Michigan dairy farms. At ...

Dairy farms are often portrayed as quaint and bucolic. But on the ground, the dairy industry is among the most hazardous to work in — the combination of heavy machinery, thousands of large animals, ...

Innovative practices — from diet additives to regenerative grazing — can offer quick wins in the fight against global rising ...