Agriculture officials next month will begin mandatory testing of milk from Minnesota’s dairy farms for highly pathogenic avian influenza. The U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered national testing of ...

The USDA ordered nationwide testing after multiple states confirmed the virus was present in dairy cattle. Minnesota reported nine cases last year. A dairy cow on a southwest Minnesota farm. Minnesota ...

The state appeals court has ruled a Winona County board did not act unreasonably when denying an application from a longtime farm family seeking to exceed a county limit on the number of dairy cows ...

Donald Scherber bought a Minnesota dairy farm in 1958. His son, John, bought it from him in 1995 and will probably pass it down to his children. For decades, the family has made a living selling the ...

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Supreme Court has declined to hear a Lewiston dairy farm’s appeal regarding a Winona County decision to deny waiving the county’s cap for feedlots to accommodate the farm’s ...

Leedstone, which services the northern two-thirds of Minnesota and portions of North Dakota, has helped 42 farmers incorporate robotics into their dairy operation. Brower estimates about 110 Lely ...

ABERCROMBIE, N.D. — A private study says the proposed dairy cattle operation near Abercrombie poses serious risks to the area's ground and surface water. David Erickson, a principal hydrologist with ...

If bird flu is lurking undetected on Minnesota’s dairy farms, the state is determined to find it. Starting in February, milk from each of Minnesota’s 1,625 permitted cow farms will test once a month ...