dairy and beef. Beyond that, there isn’t much difference. However, there are actually more than 250 cattle breeds, bred for milk and meat, but also for work — plowing fields and even pulling ...

The average prices paid for dairy-beef calves fell in most categories last week, according to the latest calf-price data from ...

Beef-on-dairy crossbreeding is the latest step in the evolution of dairy genetics and is now a key driver of the U.S. supply ...

It took thousands of years to develop the world's extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals—an estimated 8,800 ...

Dairy farms have expanded steadily since the 1970s and now compete for economic strength with beef cattle operations.

The best cow breed for a farmer depends on their goals, if they want the highest volume of milk, Sahiwal is a clear choice and Gir for high-fat milk.

“When you see the herds that have very high reproductive performance – like pregnancy rates of 50% -- they are doing a lot of ...

the family dairy farm has grown to about 1,000 acres, adding a barn, fields of crops, a small growing herd of beef stock and a handful of silos. They carefully breed their cows, selecting the best ...

The dairy cow contribution during that period started at 26% ... Today, exceptionally high beef prices are reinforcing this trend, as more dairy farmers opt to breed beef-on-dairy calves to capture ...

Meat processors could market dairy beef as greenhouse gas free thanks to the allocation of emissions to the milk production ...

At Stotz Dairy, there are two cow breeds: Holstein and Jersey. Holstein, known for their iconic black-and-white spots, is the most common breed in dairy farming. They produce more milk.