Beyond the challenge of balancing cow size with terminal performance, cow-calf operations frequently assess efficiency on a ...

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 ...

Crossbreeding should be one of the variables commercial beef producers give consideration to in their breeding program. Scott Greiner, extension beef specialist at Virginia Tech, says crossbreeding ...

Crossbreeding is a readily available tool that beef producers can use to increase feeder calf performance and value. Dr. Scott Greiner, Extension Beef Specialist at Virginia Tech presents the ...

Innovative breeders in the western U.S. and Canada have been experimenting with bison-cattle crosses for a long time, starting with some of the early ranchers in the western states and some of the ...

The integration of beef and dairy is not just creating financial opportunities and by leveraging genetics, nutrition and ...

The Oklahoma State University Beef Extension program will host five Rancher’s Thursday Lunchtime Series sessions in April and May. The hourlong webinars will focus on research updates now available on ...

If you are in the commercial cattle business and you have been using the same breed of bull for several years, then you should probably consider adopting a crossbreeding program. One of the easiest ...

As cattle producers continually strive to do more with less, industry experts from coast to coast and border to border have been offering similar advice lately. “It’s time to rediscover crossbreeding, ...

Business trends in the beef industry and cattle cycle are impacting breeding choices in both the beef realm and dairy segment. Both sides could benefit from the diversification opportunities it ...

Pamu and Livestock Improvement Corporation have created a new cattle breed - called the Synegizer. About 350 first-cross beef-on-dairy calves were born this year - and limited frozen insemination will ...