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The New York Senate’s debate about declaring yogurt the state’s official snack was intended to teach a fourth-grade class about government. But it became a lesson on legislative silliness from David Lettermen and Jon Stewart.

An Ohio-based cheese processor is investing nearly $20 million in a plant its purchased in central Wisconsin.

When temperatures and resulting wind chills fall lower than normal, cattle producers need to pay special attention to newborn calves.

Mobile technology could change the way cows are milked and managed.

French food manufacturer Danone says its profits slumped 15 percent last year as markets in Europe weakened, and warned that a return to growth won’t come before late in the year.

There are several variables in the vaccination equation: the people, the animals, and the vaccine.

How methane digesters work.

Prominent role for milk, other dairy products maintained in new rules.

“Most [drug residue] violations are caused by treated cows that had no identifying information at the time of milking to indicate that their milk was to be withheld from the bulk tank.” –Norbert Nigon, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

High milk production plus even moderate temperatures (think 70°s) equal the beginning of heat stress.