COLD SPRING, Minn. — Derek Schmitz wasn’t always successful in raising and milking dairy cows. The 29-year-old has worked to grow his understanding smack dab in the biggest dairy county in Minnesota — ...

HOUSTON, Minn. ― Mike and Joan Gilles' dairy farm is unlike the majority of dairy operations just off of Interstate 90, because the cows are always out in the grass. The couple hosted a pasture walk ...

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Were cattle evolved to eat grain? Absolutely not. Cattle evolved to eat grass, not grains. Farmers today feed their animals corn and soybeans, which fatten up the animals faster for slaughter. More ...

This approach ensures that cows are receiving the appropriate levels of nutrition they need at all times. The principles involved in making this approach a reality were demonstrated at a recent open ...

Animal-product labels at the supermarket can be dizzying. Among them is "grass-fed" beef, which informs us that the cow has eaten mostly or exclusively grass throughout its lifetime—unlike traditional ...

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