Advancements in technology are the fuel behind every leap in dairy efficiency. Just like the machines in the field and the barn, today’s cows carry more power under the hood than cows of a decade ago – more milk, better fertility and stronger resistance to disease.

Twenty states including Idaho, Texas and New York boosted milk production a combined 789 million pounds in September.

Dans un champ près de Truro, en Nouvelle-Écosse, une vache Holstein agite sa queue sous le soleil. La grange est silencieuse. L'air sent le foin, la terre humide et le travail. Au-dessus d'elle, très haut dans le ciel, trois satellites se déplacent, invisibles, dans le ciel. Ensemble, ils mesurent quelque chose qui ne peut être vu ni senti, mais qui est au cœur de l'avenir de l'agriculture canadienne : le méthane.

Negotiations on U.S.-China trade relations have taken a step forward by ending China’s retaliatory tariffs imposed on U.S. exports since March of 2025, reopening Chinese markets to U.S. ag products including beef and soybeans.

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