In the traditional dairy model, the “dog” was the milk check, and the “tails” were the secondary byproducts like whey or bull ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Raising beef on dairy-crossed cattle is starting to have a significant impact on the beef market. For the past five to six years, beef on dairy cattle have become more common in ...

USDA is expanding LRP coverage for cull cows and beef-on-dairy calves, giving dairy producers more ways to protect beef-driven revenue.

As the easy premiums fade, beef-on-dairy 2.0 demands data-backed verification and surgical breeding strategies to transform ...

Even if you don’t know much about beef or dairy production, if you imagine a ranch or a milking barn, you probably picture different cattle breeds. A shiny Black Angus makes a great steak, whereas a ...

Dairy producers are experiencing low milk prices coupled with low heifer prices. This has brought a shift in focus to rightsizing replacement heifer inventories and finding new ways to generate income ...

BALTIC, S.D. — South Dakota State University Extension and South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association Feeders Council partnered together to showcase beef and dairy crossbred cattle through feedlot tours ...

A growing number of dairies are breeding some of their cows—the ones they don’t plan to raise replacement heifers from--to beef bulls, using semen from Angus or Charolais. The beef-dairy cross calves ...

AMES, Iowa – The June Beef on Dairy Dialogue webinar series will continue at noon CDT on Tuesday, June 16, featuring Kendall Swanson, professor of beef production systems in the Department of Animal ...

Alps2Ocean Foods founder Daniel Carson said they contracted 10- to 18-month-old dairy calves from birth and paid farmers $1100 for the 10-month-old, 275kg liveweight cattle. It resulted in 1000 units ...

The Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme (DBWS) will reopen for new applicants today. The scheme is a breeding measure providing support to dairy farmers to improve the animal health and welfare of the national ...

The 2024 I-29 Moo University Dairy Beef Short Course is scheduled for March 21 as part of the finale for the Central Plains Dairy Expo. It will be held in the auditorium of the Denny Sanford PREMIER ...