Early-life data is starting to catch up with adoption, showing crossbred calves deliver comparable growth and health without ...

Record‑high beef‑on‑dairy calf prices are reshaping dairy producers' bottom lines. But experts warn without a deliberate risk ...

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 ...

A calf’s digestive system is shaped by more than time. Diet, milk intake and early environmental exposure all influence rumen development. On a recent episode of the Kansas State University Beef ...

For 2026 alone, 3,900 more cows have been culled each week on average compared to a year ago, resulting in year-to-date slaughter being 35,000 head or 7.5% higher than the year prior.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recent study has unraveled the mystery of how the H5N1 avian influenza virus infects the mammary glands of dairy cows, despite ...

Dairy farmers struggling to cope with a low payout, a wet winter and poor feed growing conditions are sending in-calf dairy cows to slaughter. Federated Farmers Southland dairy chairperson Graeme ...

Multiple U.S. agencies said on Friday that for the first time, the rampant bird flu has spread to dairy cattle. Impacted cows have been found across several states as officials reemphasize the ...