Automated milking systems are recognised as a more humane solution for both cows and farmers – but they take some getting used to ...

Have you ever seen a cow get a pedicure? It was one of the highlights of our recent trip to Katherine Boelen’s family dairy farm in Poweshiek County, Iowa. We spent a good 10 minutes watching an ...

Cow cuddling, ice cream churning and farm tours are among the tactics dairy farmers are employing to compensate for low milk prices ...

If you have even just a few acres and space to keep a cow, with enough pasture area to provide her with grazing, a milk cow can supply your family with milk. This can be milk for drinking and/or ...

In life, all of us have challenges. But when considering the ones farmers face, ours seem minor. For farmers, they are ...

A dairy farmer’s delight is when his cow is producing lots of milk. And lots of milk is what Kenya needs right now if assertions by Agriculture CS Peter Munya are anything to go by. Alex Gathii, a ...