The usage of beef on dairy has steadily grown over the last few years, and we are working towards understanding the trends and markets of this strategy in NYS. Has your farm used beef sires as a part of your breeding strategy? Even if you have not used beef sires in your dairy herd, you are encouraged to take the following survey to fully quantify the usage of beef sires. If you have not used beef sires, the survey should only take a minute to complete.
We ask you to take this survey, put together by Cornell Cooperative Extension Regional Dairy Specialists. This survey can be accessed using the QR code below, or at the following link: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4HHU14xa0XN4xg1 and will take approximately 15 minutes to take. The survey can also be started and accessed later for completion.
This survey’s responses will help to:
- Compile data on usage of beef sires on dairy farms in NYS
- Assemble common practices & gather financial parameters for marketing dairy x beef calves in NYS
- Provide information on the current dairy x beef market
The survey will be open for several months, starting mid-October.
For questions, please contact Margaret Quaassdorff (maq27@cornell.edu) or Betsy Hicks (bjh246@cornell.edu),
Regional Dairy Specialists with Cornell Cooperative Extension.