{"id":10855,"date":"2025-11-19T16:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T22:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=10855"},"modified":"2025-11-19T17:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T23:00:16","slug":"humans-are-evolving-in-front-of-our-eyes-on-the-tibetan-plateau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2025\/11\/19\/humans-are-evolving-in-front-of-our-eyes-on-the-tibetan-plateau\/","title":{"rendered":"Cow cuddling gives farms boost amid dropping dairy prices"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Farms are increasingly turning to cow cuddling as a new revenue stream amid decreasing dairy prices<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald Scherber bought a Minnesota dairy farm in 1958. His son, John, bought it from him in 1995 and will probably pass it down to his children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is my 2-year-old steer, Sugar. He does indeed like to cuddle. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For decades, the family has made a living selling the milk of their dairy cows. But recently, Scherber\u2019s Morningstar Dairy has become known in the Minneapolis area for another business: cow cuddling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald Scherber\u2019s grandchildren, Quinci Schmidt and Caleb Scherber, created the side business as a fun revenue source, charging visitors to cuddle their calves for 30 minutes at a time \u2014 while classical music plays in a pen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cow cuddling isn\u2019t new: It grew in popularity when people were seeking connection during the coronavirus pandemic<\/a>. But it has taken on new meaning in recent months <\/a>for farmers who are looking for extra revenue sources amid decreasing dairy prices in the United States and other parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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