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 ...

But miniature cattle could be the future of environmentally-friendly beef. In the US, ... farms are ditching Holsteins and Aberdeen Angus for their smaller counterparts, ...

GLOBE GAZETTE FILE/ Dustin Pillard feeds his herd of miniature cattle. GLOBE GAZETTE ... including about 50 multicolored Texas Longhorns, Texas Shorthorns, Jerseys, Dexters, Herefords, Angus, ...

Farmers downsize with mini-cows News. May 30, 2009 - 12:00am. ... In the past few years, ranchers across the United States have been snapping up mini-Hereford and mini-Angus calves, ...

The National Western Stock Show will celebrate its 100th anniversary starting Saturday, and a Carr couple will be showing a breed of cattle that has been in the United States for only 10 years. The ...

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 ...

The Petersens’ mini Herefords, with their white faces and rounded auburn-hued bodies, weigh in at a dainty 500 to 700 pounds, compared with 1,300 pounds or more for their heftier brethren.

The UK’s first ever auction of miniature Lowline Angus cattle drew plenty of interest at Beeston Castle mart.. Breed entrepreneurs Steve Jones and Richard Pilkington, from Shordley Hall farm ...

Print Zutavern, a sixth-generation rancher, began raising mini Highlands alongside his Angus cattle as something different to supplement the family's income.

MAUZY — Farmers tend to think big. The Bryan family thinks mini. Tim and Debbie Bryan are making a mark in miniature cattle. They focus primarily on miniature Herefords but have added Lowline ...

In the US, where around 30kg of beef is eaten per person each year, farms are ditching Holsteins and Aberdeen Angus for their smaller counterparts, and there are now well over 20,000 mini cows in ...