Small breeds are an easy entry into the world of dairy cattle. In 2006, Pat Schout and his wife, Elia, began homesteading in east-central Illinois. They wanted to raise their own food, including ...

Despite U.S. per capita milk consumption falling significantly in recent decades, according to the U.S. Department of ...

An economist says dairy cattle genetics have made major strides over the past five years. Corey Geiger with CoBank says since ...

A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores how heat stress affects US dairy production, finding that high heat and humidity lead to a 1% decline in annual milk yield. Small ...