U.S. Park Rangers stumbled upon six dead, frozen cows in a remote cabin in the Rockies. The cows are presumably part of a herd of 29 that went missing in the mountains last fall. These poor cows, who most likely huddled in the cabin for shelter, have left the Park Service with the conundrum on their hands:
The cabin is at Conundrum Hot Springs at 11,200 feet, accessible only by a precipitous hike. And rangers are trying to figure out how to get rid of the carcasses before...
An investigation into Inner Mongolia's specialty "milk wine" uncovered that four out of five bottles were illegally made using powdered milk, fragrance, and edible creams instead of fresh milk.
Under a 2009 standard, making milk wines requires blending liquor with fresh milk or whey before undergoing fermentation, the report said.
However, despite the difference in ingredients, fake milk wines taste similar to the genuine product, said Deng Zhao, an employee with...
Dairy farming was recently ranked as the 199th worst job out of 200 in a CareerCast poll. Why? It's hard work! Being a newspaper reporter was ranked as 196, so Mike Gruss, a reporter for Hampton Roads, set out to learn more about a job that was supposedly worse than his own. In the end, he found out that dairy farming isn't so bad after all.
The first thing her own grandchildren do when they come to visit is run for the goats. In an era where self-sustainability is in...
Over 55% of the milk that Indians consume is now coming from buffalo, instead of the Indian Holy Cow. Over the past 40 years, there's been a dramatic shift away from using cows to till and fertilize farmland. They're being replaced with buffalo (who produce more milk), diesel-powered farm equipment, and chemical fertilizers.
The most obvious reason for that is milk. An average Murrah buffalo produces 2,000-odd litres over a 300-day lactation period, which is more or less...
The number of milk processing facilities in the state of Vermont has increased 36% since 2001. A milk processing facility is any plant that takes fluid milk and makes it into tasty things like cheese, yogurt, and ice cream. Fifty one of the 79 Vermont state facilities are on-the-farm!
Diane Bothfeld, who grew up on a dairy farm in central Vermont, is deputy secretary for dairy policy for the state’s agency of agriculture. She attributes the growth in cheese making to...
Finger-food nuggets made from cheddar cheese and grits!
I’ve added a lot of cheese to make them into a decadent yet homey finger food. Serve them for breakfast or dinner, with cocktails, or when you’re watching the game. These nuggets are great on their own but are even better when dipped in Souped-Up Mayo.
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Edward Schumacher-Matos at The NPR Ombudsman Blog analyzes listener feedback on a recent NPR commentary on raw milk. In said commentary Bonny Wolf described her first taste of raw milk, as tasty and thrilling, and ultimately ended up rubbing some readers the wrong way:
That approving statement—and the...
Florida's greenbelt law was originally put in place in the 1950s to protect farmland by taxing it at a lower rate than other land. But recently, some Floridians have been taking advantage of this tax break by literally renting cows for their land or even hiring ranchers to keep cows on the land.
Other beneficiaries of the law have included Walt Disney World ($1.5 million in savings), as well as U.S. Senator Bill Nelson ($43,000 in savings), who keeps about six cows on 55...
Kate Humble, who's new to farming, recounts the joys and dramas of lambing season on her farm in Wales.
The lamb was beautiful. I had managed to ease her out backwards, and now she was lying next to her mum, being licked and fussed over. I sat there looking on, feeling a bit tearful, like a proud granny. Over the next couple of days we had a set of ram lamb twins and...
Max McCalman compares Riesling to goat cheese in his latest blog post over at Artisanal Cheese. People have a blanket preference for it or against it, and he suggests its worth having another try if you're not a Riesling fan.
if you happen to be someone who is not so fond of Riesling, try one of those stinky wash-rind cheeses with the orange rinds. No other varietal will match this...
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