Holstein steers that get hormone implants grow faster than those that do not receive the implants, and they get as big as beef cattle breeds, according to Penn State researchers, who say that's good ...
Struggling dairy farmers in Lancaster County may be sitting on a cash cow right under their noses, according to researchers. Three years into a demonstration project, a Penn State scientist says ...
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 ...
LISMORE, Minn.- More than 700 people visited Lynn Farms in rural Lismore on July 12 as part of the Minnesota State Cattlemen's Summer Beef Tour. Brad Lynn met Summer Beef Tour participants in the calf ...
At a recent livestock auction at Central Livestock in Zumbrota, Minn., fed Holstein steers sold for about $30 less than fed beef steers. This sudden drop is unpleasant and costly for Holstein ...
A joke that made the rounds in the financially troubled 1980s involved a farmer who hauled two Holstein bull calves to his local livestock market. Not only did the calves fail to sell; an unknown ...
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Back to the country – $53. Best utility cows – $39 and $43.75. Best beef breed cows – $40 to $61. Medium cows – $35 to $39. Holstein steers – to $42. Beef breed steers – to $71. Top ...
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Back to the country – $47. Best utility cows – $42 to $46.50. Best beef breed cows – $42 to $47.25. Medium cows – $36 to $42. Holstein steers – $56 to $69.50. Beef breed steers – $50 ...