dairy and beef. Beyond that, there isn’t much difference. However, there are actually more than 250 cattle breeds, bred for milk and meat, but also for work — plowing fields and even pulling ...

Small breeds are an easy entry into the world of dairy cattle. In 2006, Pat Schout and his wife, Elia, began homesteading in east-central Illinois. They wanted to raise their own food, including ...

As the 2025 dairy breeding season approaches, the Irish Cattle and Breeding Federation (ICBF) and Teagasc urge farmers to ...

The fully funded government project is part of broader efforts to modernise the dairy sector and make breed animals (cattle ...

The best cow breed for a farmer depends on their goals, if they want the highest volume of milk, Sahiwal is a clear choice and Gir for high-fat milk.