Newton – Rob Ash is a Hereford cattle convert. The rural Newton man grew up on a Door County dairy farm but has been raising beef cattle since he was 9 years old. When he moved to the area and bought ...

Very few people are as familiar with the cattle-breeding process as Sally and Larry Van Haitsma, who have been raising and breeding Hereford cattle for nearly 40 years on their farm at 4671 17th St.

Cattle breeding used to be all about instinct, a good eye, a feel for structure, and a bit of faith in a bloodline. While those skills still matter, there's a tool in the Hereford breeder's belt ...

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 ...

Steve Teichert comes from a four-generation ranching family. He now lives at Mackay, Idaho, where he raises efficient cattle he calls Blackfords — half Angus, half Hereford. “I grew up in Wyoming and ...

It takes years to create a new breed from scratch, but in 1994, Thomas Gage founded the American Black Hereford Association, which began registering cattle in 1997. According to the association, the ...

You can see memorabilia dedicated to the history and impact of the Hereford cattle breed at the Sandhills Heritage Museum. The collection is called "Hereford Crossroads." In August of 2015, a group of ...

Beecher might accurately be called a cow town, since it owes its incorporation, in part, to a 19th Century man’s interest in one breed of cattle. In the 1860s, Timothy Lathrop Miller moved from ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — George and Harry Tjardes, Gibson City, Ill.; Denny Hoffman, Thedford, Neb.; Guy Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho; Mark Cooper, Three Forks, Mont., were ...

NEWTON – Manitowoc County farmer Rob Ash is a Hereford cattle convert. The rural Newton man grew up on a Door County dairy farm but has been raising beef cattle since he was 9 years old. He started ...