Illinois is a top agricultural state, generating billions of dollars annually, but even where stalks of corn and acres of soybean vastly outnumber its 400,000 head of cattle, cows raised for beef and ...

Even if he wasn't making any money, Andy Bishop would still be raising cattle. "(When) most people think about cattle production, they think, ‘Oh, you're just raising cows, selling calves and that's ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Kids Gazette Cooking Series visited the Birker Family's farm to learn how beef cows are raised. Brittany ...

Beef prices are at or near an all-time high and the situation could take years to resolve. Here's why and how it happened.