SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Raising beef on dairy-crossed cattle is starting to have a significant impact on the beef market. For the past five to six years, beef on dairy cattle have become more common in ...

Beef-on-dairy has rapidly evolved into a major contributor to the U.S. beef supply, reshaping how dairy and beef sectors work ...

Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Higher beef prices and improved genetics are rewriting the dairy industry. Older dairy cows producing milk at higher ...

A reader recently emailed me, saying that they were distressed about how modern dairies operate. I replied with some insights gleaned from my six decades’ worth of dairy experience. The majority of ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Dairy producers, feedlot operators, and industry professionals should plan to attend the 2026 Dairy Beef Short Course from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. March 17, at the Denny Sanford ...

Sometimes things that appear to make sense to the uninformed eye make no sense to experienced eyes. For example, the three major Farm Animal Welfare groups in the US including American Humane ...

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, ...

Tucked away in the northeast corner of South Dakota you’ll find cornstalks, jackrabbits and a 130-year-old dairy operation that runs on passion, perseverance and a focus on finding the right people.

From three hours away, Greta Halahan has turned to data and technology to not only help keep her family farm afloat, but also to transform it into a nationally recognized model of modern dairy farming ...

As seed companies phase out brown midrib corn silage hybrids, producers are reevaluating how to maintain forage quality and milk production without the once-popular option.

Fewer than 80 dairy farms remain in Connecticut — a 63% decline over two decades. In the heyday of the industry during the 1950s and '60s, the state had nearly 1,000.

The H5N1 strain of avian influenza—commonly known as bird flu—has been circulating among wild migratory birds for the past two years, with substantial spillover into poultry farms. But what's sparking ...