Dairy farmer Dominique Rochat, who has 110 cows, says the grass is succulent up here at 4,500 feet. Rochat spends the summer with his cows, staying in his 17th-century chalet.

The number of dairy cows fell to 564,200, representing a decline of 10% over the past decade. However, the number of cattle reared for meat went up by 1.7%, as in previous years. The trend towards ...

What a Trip: In the Swiss Alps, fighting cows are just one of many attractions. September 5, 2014. Herens fighting cows in their pasture above the village of My, in Valais, Switzerland (Jane ...

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.

As parched pastures force farmers across Europe to purchase expensive feed crops for their hungry herds, a Swiss dairy association may have part of the answer: smaller beasts. New Swiss Cow, a ...

Injured cows high up in the Swiss Alps got help getting down the mountain from a helicopter. "I didn't ask a cow how it feels after such a flight as it couldn't answer," the dairy farmer said.

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 ...

But the shortage affects far more than cows — Swiss glaciers also feed Europe's major rivers. High And Dry: Swiss Army Airlifts Water To Cows In Drought-Stricken Mountains | KPBS Public Media ...