How many cows would be needed to cover the $89 million delay in funding to the U of M? - Casey Selix, Minnesota Post

Maybe Monday was a slow news day, but I wasn’t the only reporter sheepishly asking the University of Minnesota why it’s selling a herd of about 130 milking cows and 130 young animals at its research and outreach center in Crookston, Minn. What may have set off the press tizzy was a post in the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Ticker blog, which referred to an Associated Press story about land-grant universities selling off dairy herds to cut expenses. The University of Minnesota, Michigan State University, University of Vermont and University of Kentucky are among the institutions selling either part or all of their herds.