GOODRIDGE, Minn. - By their own admission Tim and Brenda Szymanski run a minimum-maintenance cattle operation. The Goodridge couple's cattle are on pasture year-round, sheltered by trees or round hay ...

WADENA, Minn. — More and more Americans are looking to combat health problems by altering what they put on their plate and Dayle Reinke is no different. After having thyroid issues, Dayle Reinke ...

The terms “grass-fed” or “grass-finished” are often seen on beef packaging and labels — but do you know what these terms truly mean? Choosing grass-fed or grass-finished beef over grain-fed beef ...

The idea of cows grazing in a pasture seems idyllic. We asked experts how their emissions stack up compared to factory farms.

Until he saw the light, Jon Taggart–6 ft. 5 in., jeans, white cowboy hat, Texas twang–was a rancher like any other in the southern Great Plains. He crowded his cattle onto pasture sprayed with weed ...

For cattle fattened in fields instead of feedlots, the grass may be greener, but the carbon emissions are not. A study out Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that even ...

For the most delicious beef, you may have to hunt around the grocery store or butcher shop and find what the cow you’re about to eat … ate. “The flavor of the beef reflects what the cattle eat.

How hard is the drought hitting California farmers? Here’s one more example -- Marin Sun Farms, one of the pioneers of grass-fed beef, is going to start feeding some of its cattle on grain. There’s ...

Stories about impending environmental apocalypse circulate almost daily, especially in drought-ravaged California. Many of these stories tend to blame agriculture — and specifically, beef — for ...

On a farm in coastal Maine, a barn is going up. Right now it’s little more than a concrete slab and some wooden beams, but when it’s finished, the barn will provide winter shelter for up to six cows ...