Opening a new business location three states away can be daunting. Opening a new location and needing 5,000 dairy cattle to fill it is even more challenging, but for Tri Cross Dairy in Viborg, South Dakota, the challenge is what made it worth it.
Amy Hazel, a PhD graduate from the University of Minnesota, has been working on a 10-year study comparing crossbred dairy cattle to Holsteins. She is now moving on to other dairy cattle research.
Tom Koolhaas, co-owner of several dairies in California with his father- and brother-in-law, speaks during a tour of Tri-Cross Dairy in Viborg, S.D., which specializes in a three-breed cross of Holstein, Montbeliard and Swedish Red cattle.
Cows stand in the straw bedding at Tri-Cross Dairy in Viborg, S.D. The dairy specializes in a three-breed cross of Holstein, Montbeliard and Swedish Red cattle.
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A newborn calf rests inside Tri-Cross Dairy’s 5,000 cattle barn that also houses a calving area.
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