GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (RFD-TV) —The dairy industry is seeing mixed signals across the market.
Corey Geiger with CoBank Knowledge Exchange says beef-on-dairy is a key reason.
“Dairy farmers are really good at responding to price signals. Five years ago, beef-on-dairy, cull cows, and beef-on-dairy calves were contributing about 5% to on-farm revenue, with milk checks being the other 95%. Today, we are nipping and pushing close to 20% of revenue on farms are coming from cull cows and beef-on-dairy calves, and so what’s happening? We’re retaining older cows. The dairy herd is now at the highest level in 34 years, and we’re making a lot of cheese.”
Meanwhile, Geiger says consumer demand for dairy looks strong, with many consumers on GLP-1 drugs turning to dairy as a new source of protein.
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