Small breeds are an easy entry into the world of dairy cattle. In 2006, Pat Schout and his wife, Elia, began homesteading in east-central Illinois. They wanted to raise their own food, including ...

A2 Dairy is a specific type of milk that comes from cows that produce only the A2 beta-casein protein. Breeds like Jersey, ...

milk yield per cow has doubled in the past 40 years. These volumes are around six times greater now than a century ago. Holsteins, the top dairy breed, have become globally dominant. Almost 1.4 ...