As fair season wraps up, many of the common cattle breeds have been on display. But in pastures around the Midwest, a few more uncommon breeds graze. One of those is Irish Dexter. Irish Dexters ...

Dexter cattle, even bulls such as this one, are easy to handle and cheap to feed. Two Dexters can be bred at different times to produce a year-round supply of milk for about as much money and care as ...

Dexter Cattle are known as an old heritage breed that came to the United States around 1900 to 1914. At the American Dexter Cattle Association Annual Expo, we learned more about these cows. "They are ...

The concept of cattle breeds, rather than local types, is said to have originated in Britain under the influence of Robert Bakewell in the 18th century (Porter, 1991). It was during that period that ...

The Blarney Heights Farm in Trego is owned and operated by Brian and Karla Gorman, along with their children Declan (4) and Ainsley (1). (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake) Blarney Heights Farm ...

In 1975, Dexter cattle were placed on the world's rare and endangered list. There were fewer than 250 of the small animals, whose ancestry can be traced back to Ireland in the 1700s. The numbers have ...

HIBBARD • Irish Dexter cattle produce milk that is high in butterfat, and dark, lean meat that can be high in omega 3 when grass fed. Although they can buck, they are quite docile and small in stature ...

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, ...

BRIDGEPORT — An 18-year-old Dexter cow that was a beloved part of the Beardsley Zoo was euthanized due to an acute illness. Lucy was a longtime resident of Beardsley’s farmyard, and, according to a ...