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 ...

Transporting newborn calves long distances has welfare challenges. On some dairies, beef on dairy calves are reared for ...

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 ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- If Holstein beef cattle are started at a lighter weight, they can be competitive in the beef market. That's the crux of the message Michigan State University Professor Steven Rust ...

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 ...

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — As I stood in the midst of enormous Holstein steers leisurely munching hay at a spanking new barn at Farm Sanctuary in upstate New York, I thought about Knickers, the already ...

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 ...

Once upon a time, everyone hoped that the internet, instead of becoming a bottomless pit of iniquity, would be filled with good and interesting information about large cattle. And lo, it is. Other ...

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 ...