Facing economic challenges, dairy farmers are increasingly crossbreeding some of their Holstein cows with beef breed bulls to add value to surplus calves born in their herds. In an analysis of ...

The Gyr cattle farmed in Tanzania handle the African heat well, but they produce much less milk than less-tolerant Holstein or Jersey cows. Scientists have set about addressing that problem, by ...

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 ...

Traditional Holsteins are the top milk-producing cow in terms of volume, but the temperate breed that originated in the Netherlands about 2,000 years ago isn’t well-adapted to heat and humidity.

John O’Sullivan milks approximately 400 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows in Whitechurch, Co Cork. He farms alongside his father, John Snr, his brother Victor and farm manager Dave McGrath. They ...

The look of some local herds has shifted. So let’s tackle some questions that could come up in casual, cattle-curious conversation. Seems like lately I’m seeing a lot of cows other than Holsteins.

In this week's roundup, we talk about plans to modernise Germany, German signage, wine princesses and world-famous Holstein cows. Living in Germany is our weekly look at some of the news and ...