The Afrikaner cattle breed is prized for its indigenous hardiness, natural resistance, high fertility and ease of calving. Sabrina Dean found out more about the breed from Julian Balt, who was ...

Angela Rose of Gilbert Farms with CJ, left, and Naomi, two of the Brahmans at the family farm in Molalla, Ore. At 40 head, the Gilbert herd is the largest registered herd in the Northwest. MOLALLA, ...

ELLENDALE, Minn. — When the Cowell family first started raising cattle, there weren’t many others in their area of southern Minnesota with the Highland breed. But that has changed dramatically in the ...

in the realm of cattle size does indeed matter especially if you're a bull ever seen a bull that looks so muscular it almost seems photoshopped or one with horns that span up to 8 ft and how about a ...

First, you have to understand that English Longhorns are very rare – there are only 40 in the United States, and the herd at Conner Prairie, an 850-acre park that includes breeding herds of rare ...

TRAPPE, Md. — New breeds of pint-sized heifers and bulls are making it easier for farmers with limited space to raise cattle for milk, meat or just fun. On Bill Bryan’s 50-acre spread on Maryland’s ...

Ken Tew raises Wagyu purebreds and fullbloods at his Rockin’2 Ranch near Baker City, Oregon, and thinks this small breed has a big future if cattlemen discover what Wagyu can do for the commercial ...

If you’re looking for a heritage cattle breed that will make a good milking cow, don’t overlook the distinctively marked Dutch Belted Cattle. The mild climate and lush grass of Holland have helped ...

I receive a lot of cowy periodicals from publishers who run my column and I try to read every one of them. I even read the ...