Dairy farms have expanded steadily since the 1970s and now compete for economic strength with beef cattle operations.

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Beef-on-dairy crossbreeding is the latest step in the evolution of dairy genetics and is now a key driver of the U.S. supply ...

Arizona's dairy industry began expanding in ... contribute to climate change and deny animals access to open pastures. Critics call farms with over 500 cows "Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations ...

Across Latin America many dairy cows and beef cattle are raised in an "unproductive ... "Never as good as the forest," she ...

feeding first on mother’s milk and then pasture. Only later do they enter a feedlot—which is still outdoors—for a final six months of fattening (“finishing”) on high energy feeds. Dairy cows in the ...

While NYC’s cow tunnels are perhaps the most famous, they were not unique to the metropolis. Around the world, farmers and ...

Organic dairy does have some standards that are better for animal welfare, including a requirement for cows to have access to pasture for at least 120 days per year, although organic dairy has ...

Dairy farming requires significant amounts ... for the environment and ethics would be milk sourced from pasture-fed, well-treated cows. A2 milk is marketed as being easier to digest for people ...