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 ...

TRAPPE, Md. – If you’re a suburban cowboy hankering to raise a herd and short on ranchland, mini-cattle may be for you. New breeds of pint-sized heifers and bulls are making it easier for small ...

POCATELLO — While a relatively new phenomenon, miniature breeds of cattle are rising in popularity due to their compatibility with small acreage farms. Some miniature breeds, such as Dexter and ...

Over the last few years, conversations about livestock have started shifting. It’s not just about how much milk or meat a breed can give anymore. With climate change, land loss, and the need for more ...

Tiny cattle provide high-quality tender meat. Some people are even raising them as pets. Lilliputian cattle that stand just a metre tall, eat a fraction of what their larger cousins do and produce ...

Many farmers with little land but big dreams of roping and ranching are making up for their restricted range by thinking small. Little animals -- miniature cattle breeds that can live on just a few ...

Miniature cattle are exactly what they sound like: scaled-down versions of standard cattle breeds. They’re bred to be smaller in stature while still retaining the traits of their full-sized ...

The Vechur cow, hailing from the verdant landscapes of Kerala, India, is a living testament to the adage “good things come in small packages.” Renowned as the smallest cattle breed in the world, this ...

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, ...