Figures released on Friday show that the average Swiss dairy cow produces 17,6 litres of milk a day – or 6233 kilogrammes a year – 50 per cent more than their forebears managed in the late 1970s.

But in most cases, this Swiss national symbol has non-Swiss origins. The search for an authentically Swiss cow is hard. This content was published on June 7, 2025 - 11:00 6 minutes ...

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Dairy farmer Jeff Kennedy of Butler had his eye on some of the Brown Swiss cows to add to his fifth-generation farm. “They’re a big, docile cow that provides milk with a lot of protein and a ...

Ever dreamed of working summers tending cows and making cheese high up in the Swiss Alps? It seems many Germans do. As fewer Swiss chose to work on high Alpine pastures, German dairy workers are ...

HARRISBURG — A laid-back Brown Swiss named Groovy beat 205 other cows on Friday to win the 106th Pennsylvania Farm Show Supreme Champion Dairy Cow award. The 1,400-pound cow owned by Hannah ...

Modern dairy cows are milk-producing powerhouses—some yielding more than 50 kg a day. But all that productivity comes at a ...

Last week, Birch Glacier above the Swiss village of Blatten broke off, causing a landslide that destroyed the village. A herd of cows got evacuated via helicopter for a ride of a lifetime to get ...