K-State veterinary toxicologist Steve Ensley says lactating animals have a higher chance of becoming water deprived, given their additional fluid needs for milk production. (Photo: K-State Research and Extension news service)

USDA order to test milk to address H5N1 in dairy herds

Thanksgiving meals in the USA. (Photo: iStock - Alexandra D. Urban)

Holiday side dishes will be a bit more expensive

USDA to require avian flu testing at slaughter plants

Cows need to be monitored for calving-related issues, according to veterinarians at K-State’s Beef Cattle Institute. (Photo: K-State Research and Extension)

WASDE raises red meat and poultry production

Photos courtesy of McCarty Family Farms.

McCarty Family Farms to open visitor center

Chickens (Photo: USDA-ARS photo by Stephen Ausmus)

Avian flu detected on Iowa poultry farm

Blue Sky Farms officials broke ground for the Twin Circle Dairy near Lewis Kansas, April 26. The dairy is expected to be home to nearly 25,000 cows and construction should be completed in 2025. Currently Blue Sky Farms has six dairies in Texas and another location where heifer calves are developed. More farm locations provide feed for the cows and heifers, as well as a harvest and hauling business. Watch for more information from the groundbreaking event and speakers. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Groundbreaking marks new dairy in Edwards County, Kansas 

Dairy calves (Photo: Taylor Husz - Maryville, Missouri)

Organizations concerned with final WIC rule reducing access to dairy