The benefits of adding seaweed to the diets of cows confined to barns is well studied, but feeding it to cattle scattered on ...

Hunt Club Farm has a petting farm that is now open to the public for the Spring and Summer seasons. New this year is cow cuddling with Highland Miniature cows.

America's certified organic acreage is decreasing. Some farmers say organic farming isn't actually helping the environment—or ...

Five years ago saw the Truesdale family, from Ballyward in Co Down, switch the focus of their farm beef and sheep farm to ...

Climate-induced grass scarcity alters cow feed and diets, impacting milk's omega-3 content, cheese texture, and taste.

Automation is easing the workload in barns, from milking to feeding ... with cows voluntarily lining up for milking. This automation trend is growing globally, making farming more sustainable ...

A farmer in Belgium installed a series of innovative machines that are increasing productivity, and assisting with the workload on his farm.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Feeding time with the coos, 18-month-old Jess Inglis from Blairsgreen Farm lends a helping hand with the cows.

With the dairy development department burning the midnight oil trying to figure out reasons for the steep decline in ...

reducing these emissions could make dairy farming more environmentally friendly and sustainable. Researchers led by Antonio Faciola looked at a potential dairy cattle supplementary feed made of ...

At this farm, a team of autonomous robots is taking ... various robotic systems that assist with cleaning, feeding and ensuring cow comfort. Today, Lely is focused entirely on robots for dairy ...

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