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Radical Overhaul to Milk Production Would Use Up to 96% Less Land Than Cows, Study Suggests

(Kevin Day/Moment/Getty Images) Almost half of all habitable land on Earth is used for agriculture, and most of that is ...

Milk production is up despite decades-long decline in US dairy farms

This year, a Pennsylvania dairy farm with roots reaching back to before the Civil War shut down. Its closure is part of a decades-long decline: the U.S. has been losing more than 2,100 dairy farms, on ...

Extreme heat slashes milk production at East Texas farm by 50%, impacting local supply

In Upshur County, one farmer says his dairy cows are producing about 50 percent less milk due to the high temperatures.
Dairy Herd

U.S. Milk Production Hits 20.1 Billion Pounds in July, Up 2.2% Year-Over-Year

U.S. dairy herd expands by 199,000 head year-over-year as Kansas posts 15.4% surge. Industry bets on demand keeping pace with ...
RFD-TV

Growing Dairy Herd Lifts Milk Despite Replacement Costs

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RFD News) — U.S. milk production expanded during the second quarter as dairy farms added cows, even while ...
Farm Progress

What do Canada’s tariffs mean for your milk check?

Milk production climbs 2.2% as the dairy herd hits 9.71 million head, but Canada’s new 50% tariffs and rising grain costs ...