The U.S. has seen a rapid decline in beef cattle numbers over the past four years. This decrease has largely been driven by drought conditions in states with high concentrations of cattle and associated high input costs.

When reproductive technologies became available, dairy producers quickly embraced them, including artificial insemination (A.I.) and embryo transfer (ET). Today, producers remain engaged and readily utilize these technologies to create the newest, best genetics as quickly as possible to advance herd progress.