Crossbreeding beef sires to dairy cows has become a foundational part of the beef supply chain. Beef-on-dairy cattle are estimated to make up 12-15% of the annual fed cattle slaughter1, helping the industry...

With each passing year and continually rising beef prices, cattle sales add more value to the bottom line on U.S. dairy farms

Supply and demand may dictate markets, but stepping back to discern before following the crowd might be your best move when considering a dairy-beef calf purchase

Dairy producers have benefited from high beef prices as an additional revenue stream over the past couple of years

As the breeding of beef-on-dairy cattle gains traction in the industry, research on these hybrids is becoming more important to producers

Tight cattle supplies and unwavering consumer demand for beef have pushed cattle prices to new record highs

In recent years, rising beef markets have presented substantial revenue opportunities for dairy producers

As beef prices reach new heights, beef-on-dairy breeding in the dairy industry shows no signs of slowing

High prices are supposedly the cure for high prices. That may not be the case with beef-on-dairy

As creating dairy-beef cattle grows as a trend within the dairy industry, farmers are looking to enter the beef market to gain an extra stream of revenue

Beef demand so far in 2024 has been nothing short of amazing, bolstering the strong beef cattle prices that have benefited dairies

Where's the Beef? Exploring the use of sexed semen, beef semen, and beef embryos Presented with Paul Fricke, University of Wisconsin-MadisonSponsored by Cryoport SystemsxxxImproved reproductive

These days, one of the most frequently asked questions in the cattle sector is, “When will the beef cow herd rebuild?”

The USDA's Cattle Inventory Report reveals that the U.S. cattle inventory is the smallest it’s been in 73 years.1 At the same time, consumer demand for beef continues to grow steadily

For dairy-beef crossbred animals to retain the value that dairy farmers benefit from, the backgrounders and feedlots that feed them out must know how to fit these animals into their systems and help them...

As beef-on-dairy breeding has ramped up in the last decade, research into the trend has helped us better understand these crossbred animals as well as exposed new questions for how native beef cattle develop,...

Dairy-beef crosses are not the same as native beef animals, emphasized Casey Maxwell of Cactus Feeders

A few decades ago, dairy producers primarily focused on milk price when it came to managing their risk

A growing number of dairy producers are using beef semen on their farms, and perhaps no statistic highlights that point better than the remarkable growth in domestic beef semen sales

In the realm of beef cross calves, the presence of beef genetics imparts inherent advantages, promising greater consistency and robust muscling when compared to their all-dairy breed counterparts