TikTok is dominated by videos of rescued cats and dogs, but a blind ex-dairy cow has been melting hearts online. Helen was rescued one week ago by Uncle Neil's Home, a farmed-animal sanctuary in New ...

Dairy farms are often portrayed as quaint and bucolic. But on the ground, the dairy industry is among the most hazardous to work in — the combination of heavy machinery, thousands of large animals, ...

A small group of animal welfare scientists is seeking answers to that question. Facing a growing anti-dairy movement, many farmers are altering their practices. Nate Chittenden, a dairy farmer at ...

The cows don’t have to produce milk. The pigs sleep late. No animal on this former dairy farm serves a human need. Their only purpose is to live peacefully — and provoke questions about how we eat.

Michigan State University’s Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center has a new machine for its cows that could help farmers fight climate change worldwide. The machine, which dispenses treats for ...

PORT ROYAL, Pennsylvania (RNS) — On a quiet Sunday on rural Pennsylvania farmland, Dhruva and his favorite cow, Tabby, meet at dawn. While one recites a mantra to Lord Krishna using prayer beads, the ...

May 20—David Harkins is no stranger to how demanding running a dairy cow farm is. "Dairy cows [are] a seven day a week, almost 24-hour day operation," he said. The cows need to be milked twice a day ...

In the complicated business of energy markets, manure produced from a herd of 3,000 cows at Oakridge Dairy in Ellington, Connecticut will be transformed into gas sold in New Jersey. (Dreamstime/TNS) ...

Kenny Torrella is a senior reporter for Vox’s Future Perfect section, with a focus on animal welfare and the future of meat. Dairy farms are often portrayed as quaint and bucolic. But on the ground, ...

It’s a common farm odor, but for Connecticut’s largest dairy operator, cow manure is the smell of money. In the complicated business of energy markets, manure produced from a herd of 3,000 cows at ...