Whoever claimed trade wars are easy to win clearly wasn’t an American farmer. Witness the enormous collateral damage America’s soybean producers are suffering amid President Donald Trump’s trade war w ...

Ann Cochram's eyes light up when she talks about the "magical" cattle she breeds, which can weigh as much as a small car.

For 158 years − since 1867 − the Whitcomb family were dairy farmers in Essex Junction. Not any more. The family still farms some 400 acres in Essex Junction at the end of South Street, and another 250 ...

A textbook can explain that a cow’s udder has four compartments or describe the key characteristics that differentiate the Holstein and Jersey breeds. But Saturday mornings spent with the ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus can now be found not only in milk and on milking equipment but also in farm wastewater and in the air, say researchers who have been trying to figure out how the virus ...

Like many during the COVID-19 pandemic, Vanessa Crawford had to work from home and had more time on her hands. That's when she got her first highland cow. "We'd had horses for decades beforehand and I ...

The Trump administration's tough stance on immigration is creating uncertainty for America's farmers. Many farms rely on foreign-born labor to pick crops, tend to livestock and handle other work. The ...