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.

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 ...

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. bird-flu outbreak in dairy cattle is much larger than official figures suggest due to farmers' reluctance to test their animals and risk the economic ...

In 2019, Vermeer acquired a vertical mixer company, expanding its reach into the feeding side of dairy operations. Today, Vermeer offers mixers ranging from 350 ft3 to 1,150 ft3 (9.9 m3 to 32.6 m3), ...

A 27-year-old dairy farmer named B called into The Dave Ramsey Show in March 2026 with a situation that sounds manageable on paper and is genuinely precarious in practice. His family operation ...

Fustead Emory Blitz-ET, Excellent 94, born in 1996, is the top-selling Select Sires bull, with more than 1.6 million units of ...

Bob and Josh Hiemstra of Brandon, Wis., milk 120 Holstein cows and raise 135 beef-on-dairy cattle on their diversified farm in western Fond du Lac County. The 69-year-old father and 49-year-old son ...