Dairy producers are enjoying the cash flow improvements from the beef-on-dairy market, which is lowering the number of cull cows marketed and increasing the purchases of semen. The beef-on-dairy trend is also challenging the number of replacement dairy heifers available and prioritizing the purchase of gender-sorted dairy semen.
Source: Hoard’s Dairyman, August 5, 20234. Link.
High values for beef-on-dairy calves challenge breeding decisions since there’s a nearly three-year cycle from conception of a replacement heifer until it has its first calf.”