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Crossbreeding: The beef industry’s most underutilized tool

Even with a proven track record of success, crossbreeding plans are not as readily implemented on U.S. ranches as you might think. Here’s a quick refresher on how and why it can improve your operation.

November 9, 2023

Troy Rowan

Crossbreeding isn’t a new technology. We’ve known about it and have been doing it for ages. Yet, crossbreeding remains a severely underutilized tool industrywide, with less than 50% of commercial operations using it meaningfully.

3 standard calf care practices your calf grower wishes you knew and implemented

Adequate colostrum; a dry, clean environment; and effective navel care are essential to setting dairy-beef calves up for success. Supplying healthy calves can help farms stay competitive in today’s market.

October 22, 2022

Samantha Kulp

Adequate colostrum; a dry, clean environment; and effective navel care are essential to setting dairy-beef calves up for success. Supplying healthy calves can help farms stay competitive in today’s market.

Building benefits through Wagyu cattle and crosses

The quality of Wagyu beef and its carcass value and consumer premiums is well known. But more producers are seeing the genetic pluses as well.

August 25, 2022

Heather Smith Thomas

A growing number of commercial cattlemen are discovering advantages of using Wagyu bulls (or semen) in their herds, especially to breed heifers.

Assessing the progression of beef-on-dairy practices

April 25, 2022

Bruce Derksen

In recent years, dairy producers in the U.S. have increased their use of beef semen on their dairy cows to raise male offspring profitability and manage replacement heifers.

Poll: Ranchers mix it up when it comes to crossbreeding

April 4, 2022

Beef genetics have come a long way in recent years. In the commercial cow/calf sector, one of the biggest decisions producers make is whether or not to include a new breed in their crossbreeding program. Angus? Brahman? Charolais? The options are practically endless.

Consider heterosis when selecting your herd sires this year

January 25, 2022

David Callister

What rancher doesn’t want heavier calves or cows that stay in the herd longer? Commercial cattle producers should consider the benefits of heterosis when shopping for their herd sires this year.

Maximize returns from your beef x dairy breeding program in 2022

December 31, 2021

Robert Fourdraine

Sorted semen has enabled important changes in how producers manage replacement programs while optimizing overall genetic progress. Increased use of sorted dairy semen can achieve more female calves to replace existing cows or to expand the herd without significantly impacting conception rates.

Faith, family and fresh air at Rock Solid Gelbvieh

December 24, 2020

Mayzie Purviance

Fresh air: It’s something we all long for – fresh air in a fall fog, in the winter blizzards, in the springtime showers and in the summer wildfire season.

Factors to consider before buying crossbred dairy-beef calves

September 24, 2020

Dan Herold

Many U.S. dairies have adopted the use of semen from beef sires as part of an overall shift in their A.I. program.

How to add value to dairy-beef cross calves

June 30, 2020

Grant Crawford

A near-perfect storm has created an opportunity to add value to dairy calves not destined for the milking string. While dairy herd numbers remain fairly steady, improved milk production efficiencies have reduced the pace of replacement animals entering the herd.

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Crossbreeding: The beef industry’s most underutilized tool

3 standard calf care practices your calf grower wishes you knew and implemented

Building benefits through Wagyu cattle and crosses

Assessing the progression of beef-on-dairy practices

Poll: Ranchers mix it up when it comes to crossbreeding

Consider heterosis when selecting your herd sires this year

Maximize returns from your beef x dairy breeding program in 2022

Faith, family and fresh air at Rock Solid Gelbvieh

Factors to consider before buying crossbred dairy-beef calves

How to add value to dairy-beef cross calves

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