S1E450 - E450 Four Bulls That Changed the Holstein Breed: Genius, Gambles, and the Price We’re Still Paying

Four bulls. Four gambles. The genetics that doubled milk production—and the hidden costs nobody saw coming.

In 1972, Ken Young blew past his spending limit to pay $60,000 for a red calf the entire industry called defective. "It was easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission," he told his bosses. Fifty years later, that "defect" built the modern Red & White breed.

But that's just one story.

This episode takes you inside the decisions, the risks, and the consequences that shaped every Holstein alive today. You'll stand in the auction barn when th...