Dairy cows are embracing a new job assignment as incubators that fill the U.S. fed beef supply pipeline. Purina Animal ...

How this California operation is turning genetics and data into profits by raising higher performing beef-on-dairy calves ...

One of the primary reasons for a reduction in cows headed to slaughter is those females are being kept to make more ...

Female calves replace their mothers when the mothers are culled due to old age, health problems, or other reasons. Unfortunately, many farmers lose these valuable assets before they can benefit from ...

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 ...

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 ...

The I-29 Extension Dairy Consortium's recent educational effort titled Raising Your Best Calf Ever updated calf raisers on the key components of raising dairy calves. It started with a "Boots on the ...

NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA, Minn. — Calves are vital to successful Minnesota dairy operations. Last week’s Carver County Dairy Expo provided producers with the opportunity to listen to veterinarian Sam ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- With the return of the Kentucky State Fair, so has the annual Dairy Cattle competition. WDRB Photojournalist Jeff Gordon learned what goes into raising award-winning cattle ...

Callen Ferris, 7, and Makenzie Ferris, 10, hold up their medals from the World Dairy Expo’s Dairy Cattle Show. Their parents are veterinarians and hope raising cattle teaches the children ...