Dairy Faces a “Very Weird Situation,” Forcing Farmers to Rethink Revenue
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Dairy farmers are standing on shaky ground. Milk checks are tight and input costs are up, but replacement heifers and beef-on-dairy calves are providing an unusually strong backstop. As Gregg Doud, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, puts it, dairy is in a “very weird situation” right now.
Beef-on-Dairy Helps Pay the Bills
With today’s market conditions, many dairy farmers are finding that the most valuable part of their operation is not in the parlor, but in the maternity pen.
“The milk check is not much,” Doud told “AgriTalk” host Chip Flory during Farm Journal’s 2026 Top Producer Summit. “But those calves are worth so much.”
By Taylor Leach
February 12, 2026 09:42 AM
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