Many modern dairy farm operations have developed an additional revenue stream by breeding dairy cows with Black Angus beef bulls using artificial insemination to produce crossbred calves, which ...

Dairy producers are balancing immediate calf revenue with the long-term value of rebuilding their milking herds.

For classrooms interested in participating in Adopt a Cow this school year, Discover Dairy says there are still spots in the ...

Washington, DC—Every year, the dairy industry sends hundreds of thousands of calves—as young as 2 to 3 days old—on highly stressful journeys of a thousand miles or more, flouting international animal ...

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 ...

For the past seven years, hundreds of cows strutted their stuff in a comparatively small, dim ring inside the Dairy Barn. But ...

Most dairy calves are housed individually in the first weeks and sometimes months of their lives, a practice that has come under scrutiny for its effects on animal behavior, welfare, and health.

Beef-on-dairy cattle showed their strongest growth and feed efficiency when placed in feedlots at lighter weights. As ...

Dairy producers know early nutrition for young calves has far-reaching impacts, both for the long-term health and productivity of the animals and for farm profitability. With the goal of increasing ...

Extreme heat can slash dairy cow milk output by up to 20% — here's why, and how farmers are fighting back to keep production ...

As scientists continue to explore the wide-ranging effects of heat stress on the health of dairy cattle, a new study by researchers from the University of Florida, published in the September issue of ...

Raising dairy cows delivers multiple benefits. Just one “bossy” contentedly chewing her cud in the lower 40–or even in a small backyard plot–can easily provide your family with all the milk, cheese, ...