Just in time for county fair season, there are new testing requirements for those hoping to show dairy cows in Minnesota. All dairy cows currently producing milk must have both a negative H5N1 test ...

WADENA, Minn. — The Wadena County Fair kicked off on Wednesday, June 19, and Kami Hoemberg was as busy as ever trying to get her show animals checked in and ready for a few days of work and play.

Hundreds of dairy cattle are on display during the 12 days of the Minnesota State Fair. Nearly every move they make is seen by thousands of people who likely have no background with farm animals.

DES MOINES -- Producers who want culled dairy cattle to go directly to slaughter when they take them to the sale barn will no longer be required to make their request in writing, said Sen. Mark Zieman ...

Jill Nelson is from Olmar Farms near Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Her family has been showing off their cows at the Minnesota State Fair for eight decades. "I think our family has been showing here since ...

If bird flu is lurking undetected on Minnesota’s dairy farms, the state is determined to find it. Starting in February, milk from each of Minnesota’s 1,625 permitted cow farms will test once a month ...