S1E457 - E457 Why the A2 Boom Bypassed Heritage Breeds – And What’s Actually Working

The global A2 milk market is racing toward $7.6 billion, yet Guernseys—naturally high in A2 β-casein—just landed on The Livestock Conservancy's Watch list. If A2 was supposed to be the heritage breed comeback story, what went wrong? This episode cuts through the marketing hype to show you exactly why plant design, not genetics, decides who captures the A2 premium. We break down the real numbers on on-farm processing, reveal which heritage herds are actually making money, and explain why the 50,000-pound threshold matters more than your cows' DNA. If you've been waiting for a processor to reward your natur...