Expanding Horizons Smith’s farm, Cool Lawn, LLC, is home to 850 cows and spans 2,000 acres. Amid expansion efforts to build a ...

In 1987, half of the country’s dairy cows were in herds of 80 or more, and half in herds of 80 or fewer. Twenty years later, half the country’s cows were raised in herds of 1,300 or more.

Colorado has roughly 100 dairy herds and around 200,000 dairy cows. California has 1,300 dairy herds and roughly 1.7 million cows. “The problems in California are just beginning,” Korslund said.

Three more California dairy herds have been infected with H5N1 bird flu, officials say. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) By Susanne Rust Staff Writer . Sept. 11, 2024 12:51 PM PT .

The majority, over 500 herds, have been in California, the nation's largest dairy producing state. The first round of testing under the USDA order is set to begin Dec. 16.

Colorado has roughly 100 dairy herds and around 200,000 dairy cows. California has 1,300 dairy herds and roughly 1.7 million cows. "The problems in California are just beginning," Korslund said.

It's the end of an era for one of the country's oldest herds. But it's also the start of a larger effort to support Maine's dairy industry in a different form.

HADLEY — Nationwide testing of all dairy herds for the bird flu, testing already completed four times so far in Massachusetts, is winning praise from state agricultural officials and local ...

Assistance on the way for Michigan farmers impacted by bird flu 01:11 (CBS DETROIT) - The highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in another dairy herd in Gratiot County, which brings the ...

Oklahoma has become the 13th U.S. state to detect bird flu in dairy cows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed on Monday, though the state said the infection happened months ago.

Bird flu snapshot: This is the latest installment in a series of regular updates on the H5N1 flu outbreak in dairy cows that STAT is publishing on Monday mornings. To read future updates, you can ...