Candice Dotterer White Shares Lessons Learned From Integrating Beef Into Their Herd

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For Candice Dotterer White from Dotterer Dairy in Clinton County, Pa., raising steers and adding beef into their breeding program started out as a simple solution to a feed problem. In this episode of “Cow-Side Conversations,” Candice shared how it has evolved into a new opportunity to diversify their dairy operation by raising and marketing their own beef. She also describes what it’s like being a woman in agriculture and how everyone on their team has their own lane, but works together to achieve common goals.

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Podcast Highlights: “I really had to educate myself on beef to be able to educate other people. Once I started selling beef by the quarter, we were making $1,700-$1,800 on one. There’s a little more work on my part, but if I can make an extra $500 selling it to the public versus the sale barn where you would get $1,200 for a cull cow, I think I would rather do this.”

“Growing up, my dad never treated any of us girls any differently. If a job needs to be done, it doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman. Get out there and get the job done. At the end of the day, we’re all one big team working together toward the same goal.”