2026 forecast: Beef-on-dairy breeding continues to reshape milk and beef markets
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What’s ahead for dairy in 2026? Most notably, a continuation of a significant shift that impacts both the milk market and beef supply chain.
Over the past decade, beef-on-dairy – the practice of breeding dairy cows with beef bulls, producing calves specifically intended for beef production and the feedlot – has grown from an experiment to a mainstream practice.
Beef-on-dairy has expanded as reproductive technology, and the ability to control genetics, has advanced and become more common. This has allowed dairy farmers to control the number of replacement heifers they need, while breeding beef-on-dairy calves to benefit the bottom line without increasing the size of the herd.
Jan. 30, 2026
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