BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Cow comfort is essential to maintaining a productive and profitable dairy. Farmers say that a comfortable cow is a cash cow. “You know, we make fun of how good the cows have it ...

Growing up on dairy farms, Amanda Klein and Lisa Buccieri discovered just how calming being around cows could be. So they began offering cuddling sessions with the animals to bring joy to others. Here ...

Cow Comfort Inn will be featured on a Maryland Farm & Harvest Jan. 2. The Union Bridge farm uses “cow fit bits” to monitor the health of the farm’s cows and assess when females are ready for mating.

CHILTON, Wis. — Lucky, a 7-year-old dairy cow, had been walking with a limp for several weeks when veterinarian Sara Gilbertson was called. Instead of prescribing painkillers, Gilbertson tried an ...

Farmers have been encouraged to provide matteresses for their cows to rest on. Livestock agronomists believe that animals that rest will give you more milk. Photo/Fiile Recently, we visited a dairy ...

JORDAN, Minn. — The Krueger family of Jordan has received the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s January Good Farm Neighbor Award for their concern for their animals, neighbors and the environment.

Lying time in dairy herds is a good indicator of cow comfort. Cows are strongly motivated to rest and under optimal conditions will choose to lie down for 12-14 hours a day. Several studies have shown ...

There has been much written recently – and rightly so – about the importance of cow comfort. Winter is on the whole a period of total confinement for the herd, restricting some of the freedoms cows ...