Jacques Dairy & Farming

Why You Can Continue to Feel Good about Enjoying Dairy, Meat

Green living means living in a way that’s good for your community and the planet, and good for you, too. Further, many opt to make certain diet choices to help decrease their environmental footprint bit by bit.

How to Teach Your Cows a New Trick: Weeding

Turns out, you can condition helping grazing behavior into your herd.

Conservation dairy farming could help meet Chesapeake targets

Conservation dairy farming systems produce the majority of the feed and forage crops consumed by their cattle, use no-till planting, have continuous diversified plant cover and have one system to employ manure injection.

Our European ancestors brought farming, languages and a love of dairy,

The making of modern Europe began in earnest about 5,000 years ago when a mass migration of people from what is now southern Russia and Georgia introduced new technology, languages and dairy farming to the continent, a study has found.

Helping the food insecure, dairy farmers

The Cedar County Farm Bureau board members accepted the 10-gallon milk challenge circulating through social media to help the struggling dairy market. They donated whole milk to the SAMA Food

Is robotic milking the future for Irish dairy farming?

Against a backdrop of long hours and difficulty sourcing labour, a growing number of Irish dairy farmers are turning to robotic milking.

Animal welfare: Cows need doctors, too

By Nathan Smith Can you imagine living without the modern marvel of today’s medicine? From treatment methods to new pharmaceuticals and growing technology, we are living longer and healthier lives. Doesn’t it make sense then, to apply the same thinking to our animals? While I was at my parents’ house for the holidays, a new calf was …

What I Wish Everyone Knew About Factory Farming

One dairy farm with 2,500 cows produces the same amount of waste as a city of 411,000 people.

Dairy defined: Things to keep in mind as a Big Talk begins

ARLINGTON, Va. — Even though dairy farming is an every-day, 24-hour profession, it isn’t often that a specific day or a specific event makes much of a difference in how it’s done.

Modern Farming: New technology innovating Southern Tier dairy farms

NewsChannel 34 shows how technology is allowing Southern Tier farmers to be more competitive.

Beyond organic: promoting Indonesia’s indigenous farming cultures

A traditional approach to agriculture has helped Indonesian farming communities grow diverse crops and compete in global markets

Cheese Was Food Of the Gods for Britain's Neolithic Henge Builders

Analysis of food residues at world's largest Superhenge has lead to some surprising revelations.

Blocking out the noise of the dairy industry and looking for...

When Nathan and I started dairy farming together, we didn't fit in a box that the dairy industry expected. We dairy farmed the way that worked for us and our family. We put our family first and the farm second.We were happy. We were happy seeing progress on our own farm. Small milestones were celebrated....

NK Soybeans Make for a Happy Family

Kingsley, IA: For the Carlsons, raising row crops and hogs is a family affair.

Yep, Dairy Cows Really Love Water Beds

Dairy Farmers Turned Social Media Influencers

Some dairy farmers think that it is possible to change the negative tone of dairy farming through the world of social media and are taking to Instagram, Facebook, blogs and