DENVER — The historic contraction of the US beef cattle herd has created economic incentives for more dairy farmers to ...

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. For decades, the family has made a living selling the ...

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 of both beef and dairy cattle. Some 72% of dairy farms are now ...

Between 2018 and 2023, the Gilmers transitioned from operating a dairy to raising beef cattle in hopes of keeping the family ...

Lameness, illness, injury or elevated body temperature can all negatively affect fertility therefore monitoring bull performance throughout the breeding season is essential. Mature bulls: 25–30 cows.

These two pairs of dairy-born calves are learning the commands of working steers under 4-H teamsters Molly Potter and Rose DeFreitas, who are training them to pull as yoked teams. They’ll put their ...