It's important to understand where food comes from. But do you know your Angus from your Hereford? These cattle breeds both produce high-quality beef, so differentiating between the two is an ...

HUDSON, Iowa — Blake Hansen loves beef, but admits he is quite particular about the quality of meat he chooses to consume. So, when he sampled a steak he could cut with a spoon, he was hooked. "It’s ...

HUDSON — Blake Hansen loves beef, but admits he is quite particular about the quality of meat he chooses to consume. So, when he sampled a steak he could cut with a spoon, he was hooked. “It’s like ...

An industry-wide collaboration is improving breeding tools. International Genetic Solutions, a group of more than 17 cattle associations and organizations, is working across the breed spectrum to ...

Cattle, naturally. Any Nebraskan knows that, or at least they should. More specifically, what does good beef come from? And does the breed affect the taste? The Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Board of ...

“Heterosis is a good thing,” says Phillip Lancaster, a cattle nutritionist. “There are two things to keep in mind: if it gets too complicated and you backcross too much, you can lose the benefits. And ...

DANE COUNTY (WKOW) -- A 152-year-old farm in Dane county is just one of three in Wisconsin to breed a specific type of cattle. The owner of Generations Beef said they began breeding the beef cattle in ...

A change is coming to the cattle seedstock industry. Breed associations have long been interested in finding the genetic basis for feed efficiency, with the aim of breeding more efficient animals. But ...