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, ...
The rise in popularity of miniature cows is due to a number of reasons, including their manageable size, affectionate nature, and suitability for smaller spaces. Unlike standard-sized cattle, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Richard Gradwohl, owner of Happy Mountain Miniature Cattle Farm in Covington, has created and trademarked more than 18 kinds of miniature cattle in the past 37 years. He’s taken his business from a $5 ...
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.
ROCKWELL, Iowa -- About 50 multicolored cows some 3 feet tall roam Dustin Pillard's farm in this northern town. Some of them have mottled tones, while others have stripes or are spotted. Some of them ...
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 ...