CAMP POINT, Ill. (AP) - What may be the future of the cattle industry in Illinois was on display on Aug. 8 near Camp Point. Jacob Schmidt keeps cattle in a hoop barn designed for calving, ...

CAMP POINT — What may be the future of the cattle industry in Illinois was on display recently near Camp Point. Jacob Schmidt keeps cattle in a hoop barn designed for calving, backgrounding and ...

FREDERICK — By using a hoop barn with a compost bed pack and paying close attention to DNA testing to capitalize on the traits of his animals, a cattleman near Frederick feels that he’s made some ...

Jul. 8—WILMONT — When brothers Russ and Brian Penning started Summit Lake Livestock about 15 years ago, they did so as a way to get their own start on the larger Penning Farms operation southeast of ...