Beef vs.dairy operation

[The Big Cowhuna]

Are you running a cattle ranch or a dairy farm primarily? Why did you go in that direction after weighing the pros and cons? I'm running a beef operation because there's a shorter turnaround time and it's less intensive. I do milk my cows though when the calf didn't make it.

 

[Digger]

I have a hobby farm with three dairy cows. We use the milk for own consumption, of course, but my wife also uses it as an ingredient in some beauty products she makes. She does pretty well selling them at the farmers market. I bought the first heifer and the other two were given to us or I wouldn't have that many.