Bill Radke: And back in the states now. Your average American beef cow is big. Hefty. That’s part of the idea — cattle producers want the maximum beef for their buck. But an increasing number of ...

Rancher Ali Petersen, of Tekamah, Neb., helps a mini-Hereford calf take its first step eight hours after it was born. Tekamah, Neb.? Walking through their lowing herd of several hundred cattle, Ali ...

The Jessen family’s farm is different from its western Weld County neighbors. The rarest animals on their farm are not the marsupials – a red kangaroo and a wallaby – they keep in a pen in their yard, ...

Judy Dresser knows bigger is not always better, especially when it comes to livestock. On her Danville ranch live six miniature black Angus beef cows. Dresser began breeding and selling the Australian ...

SACRAMENTO — Ranchettes have replaced working ranches in much of California, and now there are pint-sized cows to match. In the past two years, Bev Boriolo, 72, and her husband, Don, have built a herd ...

ROCKWELL - Kendra Pillard was hosting a housewares party when a small, strange-looking animal ran past outside. "That is the ugliest dog I've ever seen," someone cried. "Well, that's a calf," Kendra ...

Some cute little cattle are making their way into hearts and homes across the country. Rolling 7 Mini Cattle, run by the Zutavern family of Custer County, breeds and raises miniature cattle, and sells ...

Part of why agribusiness beef is such an environmental nightmare is that the cows are fucking huge, often tipping the scales at over half a ton apiece. However, for every pound of meat ranchers can ...

TEKAMAH, Neb. - Walking through their lowing herd of several hundred cattle, Ali and Kenny Petersen were like two Gullivers on a Lilliputian roundup. The half-sized cows barely reached Kenny's waist.

RUTH NICOLAUS Midwest Messenger Feb 22, 2021 Feb 22, 2021 0 Some cute little cattle are making their way into hearts and homes across the country. Rolling 7 Mini Cattle, run by the Zutavern family of ...