Since 1960, Holstein dairy cows have exhibited a substantial decline in fertility, with serious economic consequences for farmers. Genetic selection programs in the United States and elsewhere have ...

There are more than 9 million dairy cows in the United States, and the vast majority of them are Holsteins, large bovines with distinctive black-and-white (sometimes red-and-white) markings. The ...

Chad Dechow, a geneticist at Pennsylvania State University who studies dairy cows, is explaining how all of America's cows ended up so similar to each other. He brings up a website on his computer.

Siemers Holstein Farm, Newton, Wis., has been chosen by the National Dairy Shrine for their 2025 Distinguished Dairy Cattle ...

Robert V. Rasmussen, 78, former chairman of National Tea Co. and the son of its founder, was an internationally famous breeder of Holstein cattle. His Elmwood Farms herd has won 25 All-American awards ...

MANDAN, N.D. (KFYR) - A senior at Mandan High School earned the title of World Champion Dairy Cattle Judger in the Holstein ...

At Flannery Beef, father-daughter duo Bryan and Katie Flannery specialize in dry-aging beef from Holstein dairy cows. “If you tell somebody to think of a cow, you’re going to think of a Holstein,” ...

Rising temperatures pose major challenges to the dairy industry -- a Holstein's milk production can decline 30 to 70% in warm weather -- but a new study has found a nutrition-based solution to restore ...

For the week of June 26-July 1, approximately 1,200 dairy farmers and 50 cows lodged at the Bellevue Hyatt for this year’s National Holstein Convention. This annual traveling convention allows dairy ...