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 ...

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 ...

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Inside one of the fairgrounds’ show barns are 10 Brown Swiss dairy cattle, owned by Richard DeVore and his family in Wilton. DeVore has been a herdsman since 1979 and has had his own cattle for ...

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 ...

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 ...