Rebecca Miller/Farm and Dairy Beef steers chow down, at Jim Beardsley’s farm, in Salem, Ohio, Dec. 12. After selling his dairy herd in November 2019, Beardsley retrofitted his free stall barn to make ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa — Stall designs commonplace in free-stall barns up until a few years ago are failing cows, says Nigel Cook, with the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine. Failure to ...

FARIBAULT, Minn. — Randy and Kathy Bauer needed to make changes on their dairy farm, but they didn’t know which way to go. They were milking 65 cows in 32 tie stalls. Randy had knee surgery and Kathy ...

Farmers looking to get into the dairy business or expand their operations may want to consider building a compost barn to house animals. Dairy experts and farmers already using the facilities say they ...

HOOSICK, N.Y. — Sporting a red "Make Earth Cool Again" baseball cap, Gary Hirshberg took in the scenery around High Meadows of Hoosick. As 80 cows munched grass or took a lie-down in a brand-new, free ...

Oklahoma State University hosted a grand opening celebration for its upgraded dairy facility April 5 in Stillwater. The Ferguson Family Dairy Center was completed in December 2017 and the free-stall ...