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To Help Dairy Farmers, Researchers Suggest Raising Calves For Beef

By Rachel McDevitt

Published August 16, 2018 at 4:14 AM EDT

Manatees crowd into 72-degree springs, seeking warmth from cold Gulf temperatures, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, at Three Sisters Springs in Crystal River Fla. Like most sensible creatures, manatees _ the sea cows that live in the waters around Florida _ seek warmth when its cold. On Thursday morning, roughly 500 of the gentle, aquatic giants crowded into the Three Sisters Springs as temperatures along Floridas Gulf Coast dipped below 50 degrees. (AP Photo/Tamara Lush)

HARRISBURG, PA (WITF) -- This year has been tough for midstate dairy farmers. Deans Foods ended contracts with dozens of producers in March, while demand and prices for milk are at a low point. Now researchers are suggesting another way of generating income for dairy farmers. There are over half a million dairy cows in Pennsylvania and each one gives birth to a calf every year, so they will continue to produce milk. Read full story here.