A dairy lender says the added value of beef-on-dairy calves has helped grow the U.S. dairy herd over the last year. But, Tim Van Hofwegen with Farm Credit Services of America says the economics are changing. “That’s mostly been through producers holding onto cows longer and having older animals in the herd,” he says. “That trend can’t […]
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