Cattle numbers are at a 75-year low, and Jenny Schlecht thinks rebuilding is unlikely for now. The intense nature of raising ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — Illinois is a top agricultural state, generating billions of dollars annually, but even where stalks of corn and acres ...

Even if he wasn't making any money, Andy Bishop would still be raising cattle. "(When) most people think about cattle production, they think, ‘Oh, you're just raising cows, selling calves and that's ...

Good heifers are the future of a dairy, so it is important to raise them to grow optimally—to become healthy, high-producing ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Kids Gazette Cooking Series visited the Birker Family's farm to learn how beef cows are raised. Brittany ...

Illinois is a top agricultural state, generating billions of dollars annually, but even where stalks of corn and acres of soybean vastly outnumber its 400,000 head of cattle, cows raised for beef and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A single cow raised for meat produces between 154 and 264 pounds of methane per year, according to the U.S. Environmental ...