Superstition Farm in Mesa, Arizona, is home to a milking herd of 1,000 cows. Once a month, the farm becomes a restaurant, with seating being held in the alleyway between two open lot pens. The event is called "Chef du Moo", and the meal is all about featuring local foods, prepared by local chefs and paired with local wines.

Attention all dairy and livestock producers: It’s time to step up, advocate for animal agriculture and defend modern production practices. The ninth annual Animal Agriculture Alliance (AAA) Stakeholders Summit was held April 28 and 29 in Arlington, Virginia.

Alfalfa, Medicago sativa L., cultivation occurs worldwide since it was “discovered” in Iran.

On April 27, the Iowa’s Dairy Story program reached the 10,000 student milestone. This curriculum and field trip to Northeast Iowa Dairy Foundation Center helps students learn that dairy foods are produced in Northeast Iowa on family-based dairy farms and that the industry supports the economy with a variety of jobs.

This article was #25 in PDmag's Top 25 most-well read articles in 2010. Because this article was so popular, we asked David Martosko a follow-up question: Q. Is animal agriculture gaining ground in the fight against HSUS?The sad truth is that animal agriculture is losing ground with each passing year. HSUS seems to understand what livestock farmers don’t: that the public tends to believe “white hat” activists over anyone with a profit motive. But it doesn’t have to be that way. HSUS is possibly America’s single most deceptive charity, and its history is rife with scandal. The more consumers understand this, the less believable people like Wayne Pacelle and Paul Shapiro will be.