TURLOCK, Calif. – Hundreds of thousands of America’s dairy cows are being turned into hamburgers because milk prices have dropped so low that farmers can no longer afford to feed the animals. Iran ...

For 2026 alone, 3,900 more cows have been culled each week on average compared to a year ago, resulting in year-to-date slaughter being 35,000 head or 7.5% higher than the year prior.

Low margins on U.S. dairy farms pushed a lot of cows to slaughter in 2023, but cow numbers now seem to have stabilized, an industry analyst says. Cow slaughter rates were high throughout most of 2023 ...

May 24 (Reuters) - Bird flu virus particles were found in tissue samples taken from one dairy cow sent to slaughter at a U.S. meat processing plant, but none were detected in samples from 95 other ...

With beef cow slaughter down 20% and cull bulls breaking the $200/cwt. barrier, record-heavy steer weights are fueling a ...

Uttar Pradesh's Animal Husbandry Minister rebuffs claims of cow slaughter, stating the state leads in milk production. With ...

Hundreds of thousands of America's dairy cows are being turned into hamburgers because milk prices have dropped so low that farmers can no longer afford to feed the animals. Dairy farmers say they ...