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 ...

$1,500 or more for beef-on-dairy calves is reason to keep extra cows and breed them with beef semen, which limits dairy ...

Since a new form of bird flu arrived in 2022, federal officials have sought to reassure Americans that the threat to the public remained low. By Noah Weiland Benjamin Mueller and Emily Anthes The ...

According to USDA’s recent Cattle report, as of January 1, the national milk herd contained 3.905 million heifers, 11,000 fewer than last year. The number of heifers ready to calve and enter the milk ...

News about the H5N1 bird flu is rapidly changing and is hard to keep up with. While the FDA has tried to assure the public that milk is safe because of pasteurization and that infection from milk is ...

Since 2022, a highly contagious strain of bird flu, has spread across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate, resulting in the deaths of more than 90 million birds in commercial and backyard poultry flocks ...

American dairy cows have quietly become butterfat overachievers—and that's now a bit of a problem, reports Sarah Zhang for the Atlantic. Thanks to intentional breeding (bulls are selected for their ...

Bird flu has been detected in cattle in several states. Its believed to be the first time the disease has infected dairy cows. Livestock in multiple states have tested positive for bird flu in recent ...

Kansas is witnessing explosive dairy growth as new processing infrastructure and structural advantages pull producers away ...