A natural mutation found in Puerto Rican dairy cows might keep them healthier in extreme heat.

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 ...

Tight supply of dairy cow replacements could limit growth in US milk production as historic investment in new processing capacity comes online DENVER (August 28, 2025)—The U.S. dairy industry is ...

Scientists provide an insightful review of how US dairy industry breeding selection objectives are established, as well as detail opportunities and obstacles related to new technologies for ...

The dairy has two main reasons for breeding beef-on-dairy. One is the extra income. The other is it allows the operation to produce only the replacement heifers it needs to maintain herd size.

Soaring costs of milk production and squeezed margins are turning many dairy producers’ attention to cutting input costs. And with feed representing the ...

With dairy prices still in the gutter, Eleven Oaks Farms in Newville is now soliciting a way to get more from your herd – using dairy cows as surrogates for their Wagyu beef cattle.

She says selective breeding is good for the planet because fewer dairy cows are releasing methane – a harmful green house gas.