MYAKKA CITY, Fla. — A Myakka City staple, the family running Dakin Dairy are much more than local business owners. "I was born here. Manatee Memorial Hospital," Jerry Dakin, the dairy farm owner said.

Dairy farmers find financial advantage in breeding lower-tier females to beef sires, resulting in calves worth more at market ...

Multiple U.S. agencies said on Friday that for the first time, the rampant bird flu has spread to dairy cattle. Impacted cows have been found across several states as officials reemphasize the ...

Dairy farms facing an outbreak will have economic losses from caring for sick animals and the temporary reduction in milk sales. The Food and Drug Administration, which announced the early results ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to embark on a year-long study beginning next month that will test samples for evidence of highly pathogenic avian influenza from former dairy ...

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More cattle are getting the bird flu virus, and it appears that people are a big factor in spreading it from herd-to-herd. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben talks to NPR Health correspondent Will Stone. Does ...

Raw milk continues to grow in popularity, despite bird flu in dairy cattle bringing increased scrutiny from health experts. Customers boarded a refurbished shuttle bus one by one on a summer afternoon ...

A dairy cow pokes its head up in the herd. (AP Photo). A genotype of highly pathogenic avian influenza previously identified in wild birds has been found for the first time in dairy cattle, the ...